MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...

The ABS Challenge System, which allows pitchers and hitters to change an umpire's call using technology, will be allowed for ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee met Tuesday and approved the use of the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System for ...

Robots are coming to the major leagues, but only partially. The MLB’s competition committee approved the use of the Automated ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

Human umpires will still call games, but robots will be used if teams want to challenge up to two calls per game.

Human umpires will remain behind home plate and call every pitch. The post ‘Robot Umpires’ Coming As MLB Approves Challenge ...

It’s the program’s first-ever live broadcast from KC, and it takes a lot to pull the Hollywood-style production off.

Baseball embraces robo umps with a new challenge system, balancing technology with tradition to improve accuracy and cut disputes.