Quinn Wolcott knows what we're talking about. He was the first base ump in Tuesday's Angels - Rangers game and he had one of ...

During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Angels and Rangers, outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a slow, bouncing grounder ...

MLB is giving players and managers a taste of the automated ball-strike system as the league weighs whether to fully implement it.

Major League Baseball is currently testing a robot umpire system, allowing players to challenge balls and strikes during games. Ukraine Defies Trump As Zelensky Unanimously Backed Suze Orman ...

Spring training testing is a potential forerunner to wider use in 2026. The post Robot Umps Aren’t Coming, but Ball-Strike Reviews Would Still Change MLB appeared first on Front Office Sports.

The umpire then announces the updated count.MLB estimates the process averages 17 seconds.Where will ABS be tested?MLB has installed the system in 13 spring training ballparks that are home to 19 ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.

If they challenge, the pitch graphic appears on the scoreboard and broadcast, and the umpire updates the count. The MLB says this takes about 17 seconds. The MLB has been testing ABS challenges in ...

This Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which has been in development for four years in the minor leagues, could aid MLB home plate umpires as early as 2026. The ABS uses a network of cameras ...