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 ...
The Globe and Mail16d
Robot umpires aren’t meant to get the call right. They’re all about manufacturing drama
This is how a top, top professional like Max Scherzer can go 20 years without figuring out where the strike zone ends. That wasn’t his job. It was the home-plate umpire’s. Now someone has made ...
Yahoo! Sports17d
MLB tests robot umpires as tradition meets technology in spring training
MLB is testing an automated ball-strike ... adding a new position to America’s pastime from out of left field - a robot umpire. What they're saying "I think the robot umpire is really good.
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MLB Using Robot Umpires: What To Know About ABS Challenge System
Major League Baseball ... out how many challenges makes the most sense in a big league ballgame. I like it, because especially in a big spot, you want to get the call right.” Home-plate umpires ...
FanSided19d
Max Scherzer’s robot umpire complaints ring hollow thanks to his own complicated past
Why bait the umpire if that call will ultimately be challenged and overturned? For more news and rumors, check out MLB Insider Robert Murray’s work on The Baseball Insiders podcast, ...
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Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer takes a shot at the MLB
Toronto Blue Jays Max Scherzer pitched in his first game for Toronto yesterday and after the game took a shot at the MLB over the new ABS system. The MLB announced earlier this off-season that they ...
Sports Illustrated20d
Padres All-Star Calls Out Umpires for Being 'Terrible'
actually shows MLB umpires were not much worse or much better in 2024 than any other recent seasons. In fact, Arraez and the Padres were not singled out or penalized more than other hitters with ...
Sporting News20d
Former Missouri Tigers star blasts MLB for polarizing robot umpires
but I think major-league umpires are really good. They’re really good. So what are we actually changing here?" Baseball attempting to potentially roll out robot umpires on a permanent basis ...
Larry Brown Sports20d
Umpire had the best reaction after getting his strike zone call challenged
Veteran MLB umpire Mike ... MLB has been testing out in spring training. The system ultimately ruled that Muchlinski’s call was accurate, which seemingly surprised the umpire himself.
WTAE-TV20d
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
The umpire then announces the updated count.MLB estimates the process averages 17 seconds.Where will ABS be tested?MLB has installed the system in 13 spring training ballparks that are home to 19 ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch21d
Lars Nootbaar welcomes new robo-zone (of course) but stumps to keep umps behind plate
The Cardinals opened Grapefruit League play Saturday at Roger Dean Stadium with their first chance to utilize Major League Baseball ... out if the challenge system is the right mix of umpire ...