Major League Baseball has made plenty of rule changes recently, including adding the pitch clock, enlarging the size of the bases and limiting the number of mound visits.
Over the years, many players and fans have questioned the umpiring in baseball as multiple calls are missed or just flat-out wrong during games.
Robot umps have been mentioned as a possible solution, and MLB recently made an announcement that might make them a reality.
“Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026,” FOX Sports: MLB wrote on X.
Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026.
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Umpiring a baseball game may appear like an easy job from an outside view, but umpires are human, which means they will make mistakes just like anybody else.
However, a missed or wrong call by an umpire can completely change the outcome of a single at-bat or an entire game.
Many fans and players are all for incorporating robot umpires into baseball to ensure that the game is played fair and the right calls are made 100 percent of the time.
MLB has agreed to this test run of robot umpires in spring training, and they could potentially be used in the regular season in the near future.
There has been speculation around robot umpires for some time, and it will be interesting to see how the trial run goes and whether or not they will be included in the future of baseball.
