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

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone.

Ever since Billy McLean became the first major league umpire in 1876, the umpire has been baseball’s Supreme Court—the ...

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

Major League Baseball will introduce robot umpires in 2026 after its competition committee approved the Automated Ball-Strike ...

Baseball’s robot umpires may look like a narrow sports experiment. In fact, they are a parable for the economy at large: Technology pares back one craft, redistributes value, and leaves the real ...

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

The robots are officially coming. Major League Baseball will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) ...

The call at home plate is about to get a second opinion. Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to ...

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

Robot umpires will be used in MLB next year after the league’s competition committee approved use of the Automated ...