MLB will introduce robot umpires in 2026 with the Automated Ball-Strike System. Human umpires make calls, but teams can challenge them to the computer. The technology has been tested in the minors, ...

(WISH) — Robot umpires are headed to the majors, and baseball fans will see the change as soon as March 25, Opening Day. Major League Baseball’s competition committee on Tuesday approved the use of ...

Sept. 23 (UPI) --Major League Baseball entered an age of robot umpiring Tuesday after a league committee approved a high-tech system for players to challenge calls. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona admitted that he’s not worried about Major League Baseball’s upcoming shift to an automated ball-strike system. The league announced in September that the 2026 ...

As a baseball fan who hates to see a great game turn on an umpire's egregiously incorrect call, I welcome Major League Baseball's plan to incorporate the Automated Ball-Strike System next season.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - When the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season begins in the spring, its newest innovation will be in the starting. The Automated Ball-Strike, or ABS challenge system, is ...