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Automated Systems ABS System Automatic Balls and Strikes ABS (Automated Ball-Strike System) Automated Ball Strike System Automated Ball Strikes Robot Umpires Accuracy Improvement Automation

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last mo.

Seven Veteran MLB Umpires, Including C.B. Bucknor, Accept 2026 Buyouts

The departures accelerate a generational shift driven by Automated Ball‑Strike reviews, health concerns and voluntary buyouts that will create openings on MLB’s umpiring roster.

3 ARTICLES

4mo ago

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Self-Fines $1,000 After ABS Flops Prompt Yankees Warning

7 ARTICLES

6mo ago

ABS Era Arrives: Spring Games Show Flurry of Overturns as MLB Finalizes Player‑Specific Strike Zone

5 ARTICLES

last yr.

Missed Umpire Call Denies Yoshinobu Yamamoto Immaculate Inning

3 ARTICLES

last yr.

John Kruk’s On-Air Confession Revives MLB’s Automated Strike Zone Debate