MLB says robot umpires are coming in 2026. Fans should embrace them.

MLB’s plan makes it clear that it has technology that can call balls and strikes with near-perfect accuracy. But instead of deploying it, MLB insists on keeping fallible umpires in charge — umpires who miss about 14 calls per game. Many of those misses alter at-bats, innings and, ultimately, the out...

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