"MLB Delays Robot Umpires Amid Technical and Consensus Challenges"
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced that robot home plate umpires are unlikely to be implemented by 2025 due to technical issues and slower-than-expected progress in the minor leagues. Players have shown a preference for a challenge system to maintain the importance of catcher framing skills. Additionally, MLB is addressing issues with Nike's new uniforms, planning the 2026 World Baseball Classic, developing a tackier baseball with Rawlings, and strategizing on a broadcast strategy amid the decline in cable television.
- MLB says robot home plate umpires unlikely for 2025 ESPN
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- Robo Umps, World Baseball Classic Sites, and More MLB Owners Meetings Nuggets Bleacher Nation
- Technical difficulties are delaying robot umpires in MLB NBC News
- Manfred: Robot umps in MLB could have 'unintended consequences' The New York Times
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