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Baseball, It's Time to Face Your REAL Umpire Problem
In this eye-opening video, we delve into the challenges facing baseball's umpiring system. "Baseball, It's Time to Face Your REAL Umpire Problem" explores the controversies, missed calls, and inconsistencies that impact the game.
NEW YORK (AP) — 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 the form of a challenge system in ...
How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike ...
Another fan noticed, however, that the call marked the second time in the postseason that Wegner missed a ball-strike call in the Dodgers' favor. In the seventh inning of Game 4 of the National League Division Series, Wegner called a pitch from Philadelphia Phillies starter Cristopher Sánchez a ball when it appeared to be in the strike zone.