Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw's retirement decision led to a heartfelt Klay Thompson reaction during Mavericks' Media Day.

Human umpires will still make calls, but a team's pitcher, batter, or catcher has two chances to challenge the call, which is when the human umpire will defer to the robot umpire. Some say this will ...

Baseball's most controversial plays — disputed ball and strike calls — will now be subject to technological review as MLB implements a challenge system that promises to eliminate egregiously missed ...

Do I think baseball’s new ABS system makes sense? I do. Do I think its logical end is a fully automated system replacing ...

The scoreboard at Truist Park is seen during an Automated Ball-Strike system challenge in the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game on July 15, 2025. Getty Images Robot umps will be part of major ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is the game's latest high-tech and a compromise between owners and players ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

Well, it finally happened. Robot umps are officially here. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball approved the implementation of the Automated Ball-Strike ...

Robot umpires are coming to the MLB in 2026 as the Automated Ball/Strike System will be used in the form of a challenge system where the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the ...

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...

Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee ...