Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

The league’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. The robot ...

MLB approved a new automatic balls and strikes system set to start in 2026. Here's everything to know about the ABS challenge ...

Ever since Billy McLean became the first major league umpire in 1876, the umpire has been baseball’s Supreme Court—the highest court in the land. It helped McLe ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.

Hear that exhale? That’s the Orioles breathing a sigh of relief because MLB is implementing robot umpires next season.

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB ...

The Major League Baseball (MLB) robot umpires won’t be rolled out for every game this spring, but they will be in play for Friday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees at ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in ...