How Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike System Will Change the Game in 2026
For more than 100 years, baseball has prided itself on being a game of human judgment – a sport in which umpires, not machines, call the strike zone. That’s about to change. Beginning in 2026, Major League Baseball (MLB) will officially introduce the use of an automated ball-strike system, commonly known as “robot umpires.” The […]
How Baseball Umpiring Has Changed Over the Years
Baseball has a very long history in the United States of America and its roots as one of this country’s favourite pastimes goes right back to the early 1800s. Baseball was initially a British game involving a pitcher lobbing a ball at a striker, who swung a flat stick in an attempt to hit the […]
A Professional’s Take on More Women Umpires in MLB Due to Expanded Instant Replay
After reading the recent article on SB Nation by Wendy Thurm entitled, “Will Expanded Replay Lead to More Women Umpires?” I just had to ask my friend, professional umpire Ms. Perry Lee Barber what her take on this article was and this was her “classic” response to it! First, the title. Hilarious! “Will Expanded Replay […]
