But it's something being implemented and tested in the baseball world. The independent Atlantic League was the first victim to test the newest technology that includes a real-life umpire still manning ...

Most of the strategic elements for the 2027 baseball season will be very familiar, but one will definitely be brand new. The ...

The future of baseball is approaching, and it is approaching fast. On Thursday, the MLB announced that the electronic strike zone would debut in all Triple-A ballparks in 2023 and soon the major ...

NEW YORK -- Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

ATLANTA -- Tarik Skubal views the strike zone differently than robot umpires. "I have this thing where I think everything is a strike until the umpire calls it a ball," Detroit's reigning Cy Young ...

MLB has been testing ABS, which still requires a human umpire behind home plate, for years in the minor leagues. It also made its way to spring training – Boone was not a fan of the “frivolous” format ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a surprising twist that baseball purists might never have predicted, many Major League Baseball umpires have gone from resisting automated strike zones to actively embracing them.