Robot umpires are officially knocking on the door of MLB. Commissioner Rob Manfred told The Athletic's Evan Drellich on Wednesday that the league will test an automated ball-strike challenge system in ...

Nobody’s perfect, and umpires are human and make mistakes. But MLB hitters and pitchers have had to live with those mistakes behind the plate. Until 2026. Starting next year, MLB will implement an ...

At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing. Beginning with the 2026 MLB season, players will have the power to appeal the ...

For a certain segment of baseball fans, the Automated Ball-Strike system is a long time coming. With the technology to know for certain that a pitch is being called correctly, the thinking is that ...

Hawk-Eye tracking cameras are positioned around the stadium. Five cameras are used to track pitches. Additional cameras around the stadium are used to track player position and ball location. Major ...