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.

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Following years of testing in the minor leagues, as well as during spring training, MLB forged ahead with a system in which human umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge ...

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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.

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He’s been talking about it for years. And Ryan Woiden, head of the paramedics’ union in Winnipeg, brought it up again on my radio show this week. He’d like to see his members in a couple of dozen ...