The new computerized system is being tested during spring training, leading to a series of challenges from players who don’t ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...

The batter, pitcher or catcher simply tap their helmet or cap to challenge — but they only have two seconds. If they challenge, the pitch graphic appears on the scoreboard and broadcast, and the ...

What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, ...

The umpire then announces the updated count. MLB estimates the process averages ... and expanded to all Triple-A stadiums in 2023, the robot alone for the first three games of each series and ...

The Major League Baseball (MLB) robot umpires won’t be rolled out for every game this spring, but they will be in play for Friday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.