MLB will test its robot umpire system at the next All-Star Game
While human umpires will still make the first call at the All-Star Game on July 15, Major League Baseball plans to let teams use a robot umpire to challenge rulings, ESPN reports. The automated ball-strike (ABS) system has been around for years in one form or another, but relying on a computer's judgement of a pitch has yet to become a permanent fixture of major league play. MLB is essentially porting over the ABS challenge system used during spring training for the upcoming All-Star Game in At