MLB's commissioner, Rob Manfred has officially shut down any rumor that robot umpires would be in MLB next season. MLB umpires have one of the hardest jobs on the planet. They are tasked with making ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred shed some light on the future of robot umpires in Major League Baseball after an owners meeting in New York on Thursday. Though an automated ball-strike system (ABS) is on the ...

Major League Baseball almost certainly won't have robot umpires calling balls and strikes in 2025. Commissioner Rob Manfred all but confirmed that at a press conference on Thursday, disappointing ...

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