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According to a new poll of Major League Baseball players, a stunning number of them are against the use of robot umpires, or, ...
Despite the general success of the ABS challenge system in spring training this year, some players within Major League ...
In this video, we discuss the introduction of robot umpires in baseball, imagining a future where robots control everything—from pitchers throwing 160mph fastballs to batters hitting home runs ...
Major League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during Spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season ...
But could ABS automate the game a little too much for fans? USA TODAY MLB Reporter Gabe Lacques has seen the robot umpires in action and joins The Excerpt to share his impressions. Hit play on the ...
Though that was once largely considered out of the bounds of possibility, MLB games officiated by so-called “robot umpires” are now closer to reality than ever before. Starting this week ...
So on the pitches that are close to the edge, the umpires are just going to call a ball and rely on us to challenge.” But remember, the robot umps don’t know any of that. They just call the ba ...
New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz threw a 99 MPH pitch that was very clearly in the strike zone while facing none other than ...
Years ago, the MLB shook the ground when they instituted instant replay into the game. It was a decision that many rejoiced in, though it left a small few with clinched fists screaming at the clouds.
Eddings, like Hernandez, long has had a reputation of being a lousy umpire, and that was underscored on Saturday, when he ...