Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...
The competition committee votes to approve the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system for the upcoming year and its postseason.
Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals in extra innings.
Starting next year, MLB will implement an Automated Ball Strike Challenge system after testing it out in the minors since ...