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MLB tests robot umpires ahead of possible integration by 2026

A computerized system is being tested for calling balls and strikes during Major League Baseball spring training games after four years in the minor leagues.
Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred supports the Automated Ball-Strike System, which may assist home plate umpires but will not replace them.
Human umpires will make calls during spring training, but teams can challenge two calls per game, with the review process averaging 17 seconds.
MLB has installed the system in 13 spring training ballparks and estimates that 60% of spring training games will test the system.

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MLB tests robot umpires ahead of possible integration by 2026

The MLB has been testing the "automated ball-strike challenge system," or ABS, in the minors for the past three seasons, and now they’re set to use it in about 60% of spring games to see how it holds up in the big leagues.

13 hours ago·Chicago, United States

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New York Post

Mets get first taste of automated ball-strike system in spring training

Thursday was a dress rehearsal of sorts for the Mets’ utilizing the automated ball-strike system.

1 day ago·New York, United States

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The Billings Gazette

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Robot umpires getting first spring training test

TAMPA, Fla. — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.

2 days ago·Billings, United States

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The Lima News

Robot umpires are being tested during spring training

TAMPA — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them. Starting in 2024, MLB focused testing on a challenge…

2 days ago·Cherokee County, United States

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BroBible

San Diego Padres Tested The New Robot Ump System Ahead Of Spring Training Trials

San Diego Padres pitcher Yu Darvish After years of complaining about umpires being bad at calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball, this spring we are finally going to get our first look at how robot umps might change the game for the better. Technically, it is called the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system, and the San Diego Padres gave it a test run during some live batting practice on Wednesday. In the video, Padres pitcher…

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Everything to know about the MLB's ball-strike challenge system at spring training

This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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