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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.

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What is ABS? Explaining MLB spring training challenge system

MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.

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This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’

Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions during this crucial trial period could determine whether or not it becomes a regular staple in games.

Jen Pawol, former Hofstra softball star, to umpire MLB spring training games again

She was the first woman in 17 years to get such a promotion when she took the field last February for a game between the Astros and Nationals in West Palm Beach.

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Five umpires receive promotions to the Major League staff

Major League Baseball today announced that three new umpires have been promoted to the full-time Major League staff, joining two other hires that occurred in 2024. The newest members promoted in 2025 ...

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