When algorithms take the field – inside MLB’s robo-umping experiment
Batters, pitchers and catchers can challenge a home plate umpire’s ball or strike call. Powered by Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology, the automated ball-strike system replays the pitch trajectory to ...
Will MLB Use Automated Strike Zone (ABS) for 2025 Regular Season?
Major League Baseball is experimenting with the ABS challenge system during spring training in 2025, but there are currently ...
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin Verlander was on a minor-league rehab assignment when he got his first taste of the automated ball ...
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A Rookie Robot Umpire Takes The Field
In this year’s baseball spring training, the new Automated Ball-Strike System is helping settle challenges to home plate ...
Robot umps? Cardinals test out automated ball-strike system in spring training
One big change for the St. Louis Cardinals' spring training experience this year is the arrival of an automated ball-strike ...
Yankees’ Aaron Boone doesn’t hide his thoughts on ‘weird’ robot umpires experiment
NORTH PORT, Fla. — Just over a week into the automated ball-strike system (ABS) experiment, Aaron Boone is not a fan.
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MLB's ABS challenge system arose in part because of players' concerns about umpire gambling
It's no coincidence that MLB is testing a version of the automatic ball-strike (ABS) system in spring training games this year, allowing pitchers, catchers, and hitters to challenge umpires ...
How do Orioles feel about robot umps? They’re already thinking strategy.
MLB is giving players and managers a taste of the automated ball-strike system as the league weighs whether to fully implement it.
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‘I’m not a fan’: SF Giants share mixed feelings on automatic ball-strike system
He acknowledged that technology is advantageous and the game needs to adapt accordingly, but also reminisced on studying an umpire’s tendencies and working within the confines of the strike zone ...