And there are potentially more disruptive changes on the horizon ... Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp. This is a training ground that did not exist a few ...

A successful challenge will change the call and ... published on www.si.com as MLB Unveils New Challenge System Involving ...

Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...

While the use of the ABS challenge system during spring training seemed to go smoothly, it does not have a unanimously positive rating among MLB players ... to challenge an umpire's call with ...

On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and now that includes Major League Baseball. The league is testing new robot umpires during spring training in the form of an automated ball-strike ...

Midway through last season, Triple-A announced a move to ABS, which fans got a glimpse of in the recently concluded spring training games. A memo from MLB regarding the change said the use of the ...

Longtime MLB umpire Tony Randazzo pulled off an incredible feat during Monday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. Randazzo convinced everyone in the ballpark ...

Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss. The MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate ...

Maybe it's time an eye exam for some MLB umpires. At least LASIK, the vision correction surgery experts, think so. During the Philadelphia Phillies game against the San Francisco Giants on April ...

Mark Ripperger apparently does not miss. MLB umpire Ripperger pulled off a very impressive feat on Thursday during the Kansas City Royals-Minnesota Twins game. Ripperger was behind home plate for ...