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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred downplayed the chances of the automated ball-strike system being installed at the big-league level ahead of next season on Thursday, according to Evan ...

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 ...

In a year already so full of changes for Major League Baseball, the league does not plan on implementing the automatic ball-strike system anytime in the near future, according to Commissioner Rob ...

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred downplayed the possibility of "robot umpires" being used in the Majors in 2023, per a report from the Athletic on Thursday. Manfred was speaking after ...

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 ...