MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Baseball is full of situations. What gets tricky is when those situations become incidents. This is the language of umpires.
Verdict is in on MLB's ABS challenge system: 52% overturned in spring training
The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026.
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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike,” then relay that to players and fans with traditional hand signals.The challenge system adds a wrinkle.
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Teams Successful on 52.2% of Ball/strike Challenges During Spring Training Robot Umpire Test
Teams Successful on 52.2% of Ball/strike Challenges During Spring Training Robot Umpire Test NEW YORK (AP) — Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of ...
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The umpire's signals
Other umpires might take a little longer, but the raising of the dreaded index finger means that the batsman has to leave the crease. There are many ways to get out in cricket, but there's only one ...
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Fans loved how MLB's new ABS challenge system exposed the umpire's terrible call in real time
Pages immediately tapped his helmet to signal for a challenge, and for good reason. Tomlinson was nowhere close with the call, and the umpire got to see that mistake right away. Honestly ...
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Robot umpires getting first spring training test
In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear "ball" or "strike," then relay that to players and fans with traditional hand signals. The challenge system adds a wrinkle. During spring ...