What the data from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test says about baseball’s future
Was the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system novel? Yes, though maybe not to Max Scherzer. Effective? According to the data, ...
Robot umpires take to the field for baseball's spring training | The Excerpt
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which uses Hawk-Eye technology was rolled up from the minors into the majors for an ...
MLB’s Umpire School Is Adapting to a New Era of Increased Scrutiny
Who signs up for the unforgiving grind of becoming an umpire now? Start with the 56 candidates at MLB Umpire Prospect ...
Teams successful on 52.2% of ball/strike challenges during spring training robot umpire test
Major League Baseball said Wednesday that 617 of 1,182 challenges were successful in the 288 exhibition games using the ...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
1952 — Hall of Fame outfielder Monte Irvin of the New York Giants broke his ankle in an exhibition game. Irvin played just 46 ...
What we learned from MLB’s spring robot-umpire test: Players, managers, execs weigh in
What did we learn from watching the robot umps — and talking to people throughout the game about ABS — this spring? Let's discuss!
Four MLB Opening Day games to watch. Plus, reviewing the robot umpires
This is The Athletic’s MLB newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Windup directly in your inbox. Two years ago on Opening ...
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Pinellas County's Vic Carapazza promoted to MLB umpire crew chief
To me, it’s the pinnacle of this career,” Carapazza said on being promoted to crew cheif. “To be able to go out and lead ...
MLB teams won 52.2% of ABS challenges during robot umpire test
Teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenges during the spring training test of robot umpires, and catchers had a markedly ...