MLB approves robot umpires for 2026 as part of challenge system
Sep 23, 2025 · Major League Baseball will implement a challenge system for balls and strikes in the 2026 season after the league's competition committee voted Tuesday to usher in the era …
MLB will use robot umpires in 2026 - Associated Press News
Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires will still call …
MLB robot umpires, explained: What to know about baseball's …
Oct 3, 2025 · It's official: MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires — also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) — have been used …
Robot Umpires are Coming to MLB: Here's How They Work
Sep 23, 2025 · Robot umpires are coming to the majors in 2026 after MLB's competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. Here's what that will look like.
MLB getting 'robot umpires' as ABS challenge system approved …
Sep 23, 2025 · MLB is adopting an automated strike zone challenge system that will go into effect for the 2026 season.
MLB robot umpires get the green light: What to know about ABS …
Sep 23, 2025 · Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11 …
MLB approves robot umpires as part of challenge system next …
Sep 23, 2025 · Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026. Human plate umpires …
How do robot umpires work? MLB adds Automated Ball/Strike …
Sep 23, 2025 · Robot umpires are coming to Major League Baseball. Here's how they work. Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home …
MLB officially beginning Robot Umpires era - New York Post
Sep 23, 2025 · Robot umps will be part of major league games in 2026. MLB’s Joint Competition Committee met Tuesday and approved the use of the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge …
What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, …
Mar 24, 2025 · We’ve spent the past five weeks watching them pop out of hiding, every time a catcher, hitter or pitcher tapped his head to ask his favorite robot umps: Where the heck was …