Baseball embraces robo umps with a new challenge system, balancing technology with tradition to improve accuracy and cut disputes.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred chats with Dan Patrick about some of the changes Major League Baseball as implemented in recent years, particularly the recent decision to use robot umpires in 2026.

Major League Baseball will make its initial foray next season into “robot umpires,” a rather hilarious term that conjures up images of Star Wars droids barking out ball and strike calls but is in ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on ...