Major League Baseball won't implement an automated ball-strike system for home plate umpires by the 2025 season, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. So-called "robot umpires" were among several ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Robot umpires are marching closer toward an official arrival date for Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred mapped out a tentative plan Tuesday afternoon, suggesting that ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about the ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Major League Baseball hopes to test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training next year, making an automatic-ball-strike component possible as early as ...

An automated ball-strike system (ABS), informally known as "robot umps," will be tested during this coming spring training, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed again on Wednesday ...

Major League Baseball says robot home plate umpires are unlikely for 2025. “We still have some technical issues,” baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday at a news conference following an ...

NEW YORK — The robots are still expected to come to baseball. Just not next year. Speaking at the conclusion of the Major League Baseball owners’ meetings Thursday, commissioner Rob Manfred said the ...

Rob Manfred Discusses Robot Umps in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred suggests using robot umpires during MLB spring training to assess technology in sports ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is on the verge of changing baseball as we know it forever. He reportedly introduced a plan to the league's competition committee that would implement the automated ...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday provided some specifics on what an automated ball-strike system (ABS) at the highest level might look like once that time comes. Via The ...

The call at home plate is about to get a second opinion. Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to the game. Namely, automated ball‑strike challenges, letting players quickly ...