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MLB's "robot umpire" debuts in Yankees-Giants season opener

Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball's so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by the San Francisco Giants right-hander in Wednesday night's season opene...

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MLB Opening Day 2026 is in the books, and the San Francisco Giants are now out to even the series against the New York Yankees on Friday.

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At one point in the second inning, six consecutive Yankees reached base against Webb, who was charged with seven runs in five innings.

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Big-league robot umpires are set to alter baseball

When the crack of the bat signals opening day for the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season today, there will be a new addition to the diamond: robot umpires. The technological change has been fiercely debated among sports enthusiasts for years but has finally made its way to the big leagues.

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Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how they work

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues this year. The Automated Ball/Strike System will be introduced in the form of a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer.

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Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still matters

For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that's coming to stadiums this summer.Yes, the machines have a lot of power.