MLB's new ABS challenge system once again proves umpire wrong over and over again

First-year technology got a real workout during Nationals-Astros spring training game.

ABS crushes umpire CB Bucknor in least surprising spring training update ever

MLB's ABS Challenge System was not kind to longtime umpire CB Bucknor during Astros-Nationals spring training game ...
Major League Baseball

Umpire Froemming, who worked record 11 no-hitters, dies at 86

Bruce Froemming, who umpired the third-most games in MLB history and a record 11 no-hitters, died Wednesday, according to a ...

Bruce Froemming, MLB umpire for 37 years, dies at age 86

Longtime MLB umpire Bruce Froemming, who worked 5,163 games, third most in big league history, died Wednesday at age 86.

The future is here: MLB robot umps? Not quite | This is how the ABS strike zone challenge system will work this season

Using Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology, the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will allow MLB players to contest ...
The New York Times

Padres’ Jose Iglesias, Xander Bogaerts disciplined for umpire interaction after Wild Card loss

Jose Iglesias received a one-game suspension for his interaction with the umpires following the Padres' wild-card loss to the Cubs. Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune via Getty Images Major ...

Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs has lots of experience with robot umpires. Here’s what he says to expect.

Stubbs played most of last season in triple A, where MLB tested the automated ball-strike challenge system that will be ...

Record-setting MLB umpire dead at 86

Legendary Major League Baseball umpire Bruce Froemming has died, according to the Associated Press. He was 86. Froemming was an MLB umpire for 37 consecutive seasons from 1971 to 2007. He called 5,163 ...

Ronald Acuna Jr. loses cool at umpire as Miguel Cabrera steps in during fiery Venezuela vs Japan World Baseball Classic clash

Ronald Acuna Jr. had a heated argument with an umpire during Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic game against Japan after a ...

Umpire Bruce Froemming, who worked third-most games in MLB history, dead at 86

Known for his loud, distinctive strike call, Froemming umpired 37 consecutive seasons from 1971-2007 in the majors, working a ...
ESPN

MLB approves robot umpires for 2026 as part of challenge system

Major League Baseball will implement a challenge system for balls and strikes in the 2026 season after the league's competition committee voted Tuesday to usher in the era of robot umpiring. Following ...
Larry Brown Sports

Veteran MLB umpire retires after having ‘worst performance ever’

Aug 7, 2022; Oakland, California, USA; Third base umpire Phil Cuzzi (10) gestures during the first inning of the game between the Oakland Athletics and the San Francisco Giants at RingCentral Coliseum ...