But could ABS automate the game a little too much for fans? USA TODAY MLB Reporter Gabe Lacques has seen the robot umpires in action and joins The Excerpt to share his impressions. Hit play on the ...

The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, and a few umpires' calls that spark outrage. The post MLB Commissioner Admits ...

Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...

In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...

Manfred highlighted that the bats have been used for a few years now, with players such as Giancarlo Stanton and Francisco ...

So on the pitches that are close to the edge, the umpires are just going to call a ball and rely on us to challenge.” But remember, the robot umps don’t know any of that. They just call the ba ...

NEW YORK — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers. Major League Baseball ...

The “robots,” even part-time ones ... beats the throw but runs through the base – excluding first – the umpires can call the trailing runner out for abandoning the bag.

NEW YORK -- Major League Baseball teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly better success rate than pitchers.

In the years to come, balls and strikes could be determined by robot umpires, a computerized system that MLB recently tested during spring training games. Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that ...