NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.

The MLB All-Star Game has served disparate purposes over the years. It always has been a showcase for baseball’s top talent. Once upon a time, the outcome determined home-field advantage in the World ...

An outfield screen shows a graphic indicating Seattle Mariners' Julio Rodriguez challenged a pitch call, initiating a review with the automated ball-strike challenge system, in the third inning ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season.Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...

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

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.

The MLB All-Star Game has served disparate purposes over the years. It always has been a showcase for baseball's top talent. Once upon a time, the outcome determined home field advantage in the World ...