Sports Illustrated: Blevins at Umpire โ€” Hornets visit Wildcats on Jan. 30 NEW YORK -- Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

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We do recommend you starting a new topic to find out what's new in the world of umpiring. On 8/27/2025 at 8:13 PM, West Coast Umpire said: This leaves a big gap in the umpire education system - the trickle-down effect of people going to pro school and then coming back to their amateur systems as instructors was huge. The loss is definitely bigger than the MILB pipeline. Spot on. This is huge.

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It will impact all of us. Umpire-Empire locks topics which have not been active in the last year. The thread you are viewing hasn't been active in 1461 days so you will not be able to post. We do recommend you starting a new topic to find out what's new in the world of umpiring. Hello fellow umpires, first post here from a brand-new ump-in-training: I am still having a tough time with this missed question on the NFHS test for 2014, would just like some insight on the decision please: Here is the question verbatim: "With a runner on third, the batter hits a high pop fly t... Umpire-Empire locks topics which have not been active in the last year.

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