MLB's commissioner, Rob Manfred has officially shut down any rumor that robot umpires would be in MLB next season. MLB umpires have one of the hardest jobs on the planet. They are tasked with making ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee is expected to approve the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the New York Post reports. The 11-person committee ...

Major League Baseball won't implement an automated ball-strike system for home plate umpires by the 2025 season, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. So-called "robot umpires" were among several ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) is set to test robot umpires during spring training next year, potentially integrating an automated ball-strike system (ABS) by the 2026 season, this initiative, ...

An automated ball-strike system (ABS), informally known as "robot umps," will be tested during this coming spring training, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed again on Wednesday ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about the ...