MLB’s new challenge system for ‘robot umps,’ explained

Anyone who has watched a baseball game, at any level, knows this situation well.

A pivotal moment late in a close game, a pitch on the corner, a call from an umpire, a frustrated player, a manager rushing out of the dugout in full rage, and a fan in the stands calling for the robots to take over.

Starting this season in Major League Baseball, that scenario will look a little different.

Wednesday is MLB’s Opening Day, and with it a new era of baseball arrives. The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile and known as ABS for short, will give some players in those types of situations a chance to

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