Tag: Robot Umps

• Is ABS the first step toward robot umpires in MLB?

  The automatic ball-strike (ABS) challenge system coming to baseball is ushering in a new era of baseball strategy. In a sport that has seen much change in recent years, this installment merely adds to the heated debate surrounding human umpires, but it shouldn’t be as dire as many think. To many, ABS is the first…

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  April 3, 2026

  Baseball, Business of Baseball, History

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