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Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

It's official: MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and ...

Umpire Doug Eddings calls Miami Marlins second baseman Javier Sanoja (46) safe at second base after his sixth inning RBI double during a game between the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies at ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

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

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

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday.

The Game 3 home plate umpire is Mark Wegner. Immediately at the start of the broadcast, the Fox announcers pointed out that ...