Robot umpires overturn 54% of challenged calls in debut season

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Robot umpires overturned 54% of challenged calls in their first season of use.

Robot umpires overturned more than half of all challenged calls in the inaugural season of the Automated Ball-Strike System. The 54% overturn rate suggests teams are still adapting their appeal strategies to the new technology.

The high rate of overturned calls indicates that teams may initially be challenging calls at suboptimal times or on borderline plays. As teams gain experience with the system, their decision-making on when to appeal is expected to improve.

How it is being reported

• Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut as teams learn to time appealsClickorlando · 2 Oct, 14:15
• Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls in ABS debut as teams learn to time appealsNews4Jax · 2 Oct, 14:15

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