Feb 19, 2025 · PHOENIX — Commissioner Rob Manfred held a press conference Tuesday as part of spring training media day in Arizona, and he discussed several pressing topics for MLB entering the 2025 season.

Feb 18, 2025 · PHOENIX – Touting the “crisp, athletic and action-packed” product that has emerged from MLB’s rules changes and the league’s increasing reach overseas, Commissioner Rob Manfred expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming 2025 season at Spring Training Media Day here on Tuesday.

Feb 20, 2025 · Everything to know about the MLB's ball-strike challenge system at spring training ... And the pace of rule changes has sped up since Rob Manfred took over as MLB commissioner in 2015. Manfred ...

Feb 20, 2025 · Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them. ... During spring training, human umps will call every pitch, but each team will have the ability to challenge two calls per game, with no additions for extra ...

6 days ago · Major League Baseball is testing a computerized system to call balls and strikes during spring training games, following four years of experiments in the minor leagues. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred supports the Automated Ball-Strike System to assist umpires but not replace them, which could be implemented by 2026.

Dec 27, 2024 · MLB commissioner Rob Manfred discussed the latest progress with the automated ball-strike system being implemented in Spring Training 2025.

Nov 21, 2024 · Major League Baseball will continue experimenting with robot umpires during spring training in 2025, with plans to use the challenge system at 13 ballparks which will host 19 teams. If...

Oct 31, 2024 · Major League Baseball plans to test the ball-strike challenge system during next year’s Spring Training, commissioner Rob Manfred said this week. Manfred suggested as much on Monday in a...

Feb 16, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. — Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred touched down at spring training on Thursday, sharing a short flight with team executives and meeting the media. And in the short...

Feb 15, 2024 · TAMPA, Fla. -- Spring Breakout, the future of baseball on television and free agency were among the topics Commissioner Rob Manfred addressed during Spring Training Media Day at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Thursday. Annually, baseball operations officials and field managers from every club are invited to participate in organized