What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!

had developed a hockey slapshot robot. “We had a theoretical modeling approach to how we could create a machine to replicate gyro spin,” Pope said. Data was publicly available. MLB installed ...

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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred says robot umpires could be used as early as the 2026 regular season but feedback from players ...

But could ABS automate the game a little too much for fans? USA TODAY MLB Reporter Gabe Lacques has seen the robot umpires in action and joins The Excerpt to share his impressions. Hit play on the ...

In this data-driven era, with AI ripping the steering wheel out of our hands, who knows with any degree of certainty where ...

The move paves the way for one of the most radical changes in major-league history: so-called robot umps making ball-strike calls in real games. MLB is currently testing a challenge system instead ...

Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly ...

Bob Nightengale and Gabe Lacques share feedback from players and managers regarding robot umpires in this year's Spring Training. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.