Technology Is Coming for Baseball’s Strike Zone. Just Don’t Call It a Robo-Ump
How MLB created a so-called robo-ump system that uses cameras and computers to call balls and strikes and how players are ...
Robot Umpires Have Come to MLB—and They’re Making Players Look Completely Clueless
The new computerized system is being tested during spring training, leading to a series of challenges from players who don’t ...
Lars Nootbaar welcomes new robo-zone (of course), but stumps to keep umps behind plate
Cardinals outfielder, who has a keen sense of the strike zone, wins team's first challenge of the ABS era, but says he's 'not ...
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Zebby’s Velocity and Three Other Things That Might Matter from the Twins' First Spring Training Game
Zebby Matthews’ Velocity Twins fans who don’t know the full story of Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews might view the 6.69 ERA he ...
Padres Catcher Martin Maldonado Had the Best Ball-Strike Challenge Yet
The 38-year-old Maldonado signed with the Padres on a non-roster deal back in January to give the team some depth in spring training. He's a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, as San Diego ...
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‘Hey, Six Eyes, Get Yourself a New Pair of Glasses’
Major League Baseball is experimenting with robot umpires. Can automated batters be far behind?
First robot challenge in Yankees' game was comical thanks to Rays’ Ben Rortvedt
MLB is using an automated ball-strike system during most spring training games and it was in play for the Yankees-Rays' ...
Cardinals using spring games to strategize review of called balls and strikes
Pitchers endlessly fiddling with their caps and gloves on the mound is a proud baseball tradition nearly as old as the game itself, but when Cody Poteet of the Chicago Cubs tapped the top of his head ...
Rays Catcher Boldly Challenges Umpire's Call Way Out of Strike Zone
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt tried to pull a fast one on MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system on ...
Hello, robo-umps. Cardinals to challenge early (and often?) in 1st look at automated K zone
As the St. Louis Cardinals open Grapefruit League play vs. Miami, they'll play their first of 24 games this spring with the ...
Live updates: Stakes extra high for Stuart Fairchild and Tony Santillan this camp
Stephen Vogt was skeptical replacing the legend that was Terry Francona when he took the Cleveland Guardians managing job ...
Rise of the Robots: MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System Flawless in Spring Debut
Major League Baseball is back. And the robots have arrived. The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened Spring Training Thursday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, when they ...