MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two ...

The league’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. The robot umps will be used for the entire 2026 season. A human umpire will still make ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

According to latest reports, MLB is set to introduce the groundbreaking ABS challenge system in the upcoming 2026 season, ...

Robot umpires will be used in MLB next year after the league’s competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System ...

The call at home plate is about to get a second opinion. Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to the game. Namely, automated ball‑strike challenges, letting players quickly ...

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone.

Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh shares why he is not a fan of robot umpires as MLB prepares for the Automated Ball-Strike System.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. is features writer with five years of ...

Robot umpires' will debut in Major League Baseball in the 2026 season as the game adopts the automated strike zone challenge system tested in the 2025 pre-season, MLB announced on Tuesday. The system ...