This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...
The robo ump could cause a unexpected casualty: the TV strike zone box
MLB is weighing options to dramatically reduce or remove the ubiquitous broadcast strike-zone box as part of bringing the ...
Yankees get first look at MLB’s automated ball-strike system
The Yankees will get their first taste of the possible not-too-distant future in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener.
Cubs, Dodgers to test new ball-strike challenge system. Here's how it works
The Chicago Cubs will kick off their spring training schedule Thursday, and they’ll make a bit of unique MLB history in the ...
Automated strike zone could benefit Astros’ Yainer Diaz and Isaac Paredes
Diaz’s inability to steal strikes and Paredes’ perpetual victimization by poor umpiring would, at the very least, be ...
The Padres were testing the automated strike zone during live batting practice and it's so cool
For years, MLB fans have begged the league to do something about the atrocious umpiring behind the plate. Pitchers are ...