Manfred did note MLB umpires are "more receptive" to the robot-style system if it were to be adopted, but the next round of ...

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In an interview with The New York Times, Manfred also forecasted fans getting more access to game broadcasts after the 2028 ...

And there are potentially more disruptive changes on the horizon ... Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect Development Camp. This is a training ground that did not exist a few ...

Umpire John Bacon missed 8 calls in the first 3 innings and they all went against the Orioles. After Bacon rang up Westburg ...

While the use of the ABS challenge system during spring training seemed to go smoothly, it does not have a unanimously positive rating among MLB players ... to challenge an umpire's call with ...

For his sake, veteran MLB umpire John Bacon may want to avoid ... Although the league tested the ABS in spring training, that rule change didn’t carry over to the regular season.

On a special episode (first released on March 21, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Technology and tradition are converging this spring training as AI-based umpires are tried out as part of MLB's ...

which fans got a glimpse of in the recently concluded spring training games. A memo from MLB regarding the change said the use of the technology had “become the preferred system over full ABS among ...

After fans and MLB clubs got an up-close look at ABS during Spring Training, how do you feel about the system? Vote now in MLBTR's latest poll.

Midway through last season, Triple-A announced a move to ABS, which fans got a glimpse of in the recently concluded spring training games. A memo from MLB regarding the change said the use of the ...