MLB Not Ready to Implement Robot Umpires, Focusing on Other Recent Reforms
- Robot umpires are unlikely to be used in MLB in 2024 due to unresolved operational issues with the Automatic Ball-Strike System
- The ABS has been used in Triple-A, reducing game time and pace of play violations
- MLB has adopted a pitch clock, limits on mound visits, larger bases and restrictions on defensive shifts to speed up games
- MLB attendance and batting averages have increased after the reforms
- The commissioner wants to evaluate the impact of recent changes before bringing in robot umpires