Robot Umpires in Baseball? MLB Expands Automated Strike Zone Tech

Robotics have made their way to Major League Baseball.

In approximately 60% of MLB Spring Training games in Florida (Grapefruit League) and Arizona (Cactus League), the league will test its Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system, more commonly referred to as “robo umps.”

ABS has been in use across the various levels of Minor League Baseball since 2021, but this will mark the first occasion that it will be incorporated into MLB games.

How does the technology in ABS work?

Stadiums across the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues are equipped with a Hawk-Eye pose-tr…

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