New York, Sept 23, 2025 (AFP) - MLB approves 'robot umpires' for 2026

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2025-09-23

'Robot umpires' will debut in Major League Baseball in the 2026 season as the game adopts the automated strike zone challenge system tested in the 2025 pre-season, MLB announced on Tuesday. MLB's joint competition committee voted to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, which allows players to challenge human umpires' ball and strike calls via an electronic system run by the Hawk-Eye technology already widely used in sports su......

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