The league will use a mix of human empires and automation going forward. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images So-called “robot umpires” are officially coming to Major League Baseball.

The MLB is set to put a robotic touch on its officiating for 2026. The league’s 11-person competition committee approved the use of robotic umpires via the Automated Ball/Strike System in a 9-2 vote ...

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Beginning next season, teams will begin games with two challenges that hitters, pitchers and catchers can use to dispute pitches. Robotic umpires are coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, the ...

Starting next year, Major League Baseball plans to implement robot umps at its games. Joe Rogan issues warning to MAGA over Jimmy Kimmel drama ‘Long national late-nightmare is over:’ Comedians react ...

Drama broke out in Baltimore on Wednesday night when Tampa Bay Rays closer Pete Fairbanks finished off a 6-2 win over the Orioles and then blew a kiss toward their dugout. The move came just moments ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

Here’s what Tampa Bay elected officials had to say as the $1.7 billion sale of the Rays nears completion. Major League Baseball approved a roughly $1.7 billion sale of the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, ...

Netflix will feature Major League Baseball’s Opening Day game between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants next year, sources briefed on the move told The Athletic. As part of the new ...

The Cleveland Guardians and Cincinnati Reds secured the final spots in the 2025 MLB playoffs. The postseason begins on Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the best-of-three wild-card series. The Blue Jays, ...

ABS, or MLB's automated balls and strikes system, has been a long time coming. Baseball players, managers and fans are tired of relying solely on the human element to determine close games. To be ...