Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone.

Robot umpires will be used in MLB next year after the league’s competition committee approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System ...

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.

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

ABS will be introduced in the form of a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer. Robot umpires have been tested in the minor leagues since ...

Major League Baseball will use so-called robot umpires at home plate beginning in 2026, the league announced today. The system has been tested in minor league games (as explained in this video, ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee is expected to approve the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the New York Post reports. The 11-person committee ...