Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred shed some light on the future of robot umpires in Major League Baseball after an owners meeting in New York on Thursday. Though an automated ball-strike system (ABS) is on the ...

NEW YORK — The robots are still expected to come to baseball. Just not next year. Speaking at the conclusion of the Major League Baseball owners’ meetings Thursday, commissioner Rob Manfred said the ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

MLB's commissioner, Rob Manfred has officially shut down any rumor that robot umpires would be in MLB next season. MLB umpires have one of the hardest jobs on the planet. They are tasked with making ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is on the verge of changing baseball as we know it forever. He reportedly introduced a plan to the league's competition committee that would implement the automated ...

Major League Baseball won't implement an automated ball-strike system for home plate umpires by the 2025 season, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. So-called "robot umpires" were among several ...

MLB's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved the use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

The ABS Challenge System, which allows pitchers and hitters to change an umpire's call using technology, will be allowed for ...