Two University of Waterloo alumni are changing Major League Baseball (MLB) with a data-driven pitching simulator that replicates the real experience of batting against a professional pitcher.

On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...

Forge skills to last a lifetime at these batting facilities, which come in various setups and offer practice opportunities at ...

When the first spring training games begin this week, something new will be in use: an automated ball-strike umpiring system. After years of trials in the minor leagues, it gets a major league test.

But as the ball left his hand — in the first inning of the first game of spring training Feb. 20 in Arizona — it drifted toward the inside corner, off target.

NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred reaffirmed Wednesday that Major League Baseball plans to test the automated ball-strike system in major-league spring training next season, with an eye on ...

Baseball is getting a peek at the potential future of umpiring during spring training. Dan Lyons | Feb 20, 2025 The MLB's automated ball-strike challenge display during a Dodgers-Cubs spring ...

FILE – Kansas City Royals pitcher Evan Sisk throws a weighted ball against the bullpen wall to warm up during a spring training baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, March 6, 2024, in Surprise, ...

But a lot of things, like keeping his head on the ball in tee drills or soft toss, or staying on my back leg, I implement in my swing." Dylan Buell / Getty Images ...