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 ...
Jazz Chisholm makes disrespectful move with home plate umpire
New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm made a totally disrespectful move toward a home plate umpire in Tuesday's spring training game, but he managed to ...
ABS challenge system used in spring training could become MLB ready as early as next season
After spring training wraps up next week, MLB’s competition committee will begin collecting data from players, coaches, and ...
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Jazz Chisholm makes disrespectful move with home plate umpire
New York Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm made a totally disrespectful move toward a home plate umpire in Tuesday’s spring training game, but he managed to get away with it. Chisholm was at the ...
Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes issue with automated ball/strike challenge system: 'I do not like this'
"I do not like this," the Yankees manager said on Tuesday night after a game that was littered with multiple challenges under ...
Yankees’ Aaron Boone rails against ‘frivolous’ ABS challenges: ‘I do not like this’
MLB has implemented an automated ball-strike, or ABS, challenge system this spring, giving players the opportunity to contest ...
Yankees pitcher battling for bullpen spot feels drawback to ABS challenge system
Yankees manager Aaron Boone hasn't been shy about how he dislikes the automated ball-strike challenge system that MLB is ...
Pros and cons of MLB's robo-ump experiment: How ABS system worked during spring training debut
During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...
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When Algorithms Take the Field
Players’ and managers’ efforts to work the umpires to contract or expand the strike zone have long been a part of the game.