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Umpire (baseball) - Wikipedia
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Baseball column: Rules, rules and more rules coming MLB's way, Sports
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Bring on the robot overlords: robo-umps should be MLB's next big change
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The umpire on the cusp of a watershed moment for baseball: 'I think she's going to do it' - The Athletic
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Independent Atlantic League Becomes First US Professional Baseball League To Use 'Robot Umpires' - CBS Philadelphia
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Computer Plate Umps Could Be Coming to the MLB Soon
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If the ABS system comes to Triple-A, could MLB be far behind? - Blog
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As MLB moves toward using 'robot umpire,' getting strike/ball calls right is the goal
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MLB: Computerized Umpires?
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MLB fans cry for ABS system. IronPigs say: Careful what you wish for
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Robot umpires' debut in independent Atlantic League
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An Electronic Umpire? Baseball Tried It (In the 1950s!) - The New York Times