Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred touched on hot topics like robot umpires, torpedo bats and possible expansion in an interview published by The New York Times on Sunday. Manfred spoke positively about the ...

An automated ball-strike system (ABS), informally known as "robot umps," will be tested during this coming spring training, Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed again on Wednesday ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...