{"id":97885,"date":"2025-09-24T11:24:26","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=97885"},"modified":"2025-09-24T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T11:24:26","slug":"boston-red-sox-alex-cora-on-robot-umpires-in-2026-were-behind-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=97885","title":{"rendered":"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora on robot umpires in 2026: \u2018We\u2019re behind it\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"toprailContainer\">\n<div id=\"toprail\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Quick Look<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Current<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1644\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora on robot umpires in 2026: \u2018We\u2019re behind it\u2019\" \/> -Mostly Sunny<\/p>\n<p>Tonight<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1644\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora on robot umpires in 2026: \u2018We\u2019re behind it\u2019\" \/>Low -Mostly Sunny<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/pf\/resources\/images\/common\/weather\/small\/02.png?d=1644\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora on robot umpires in 2026: \u2018We\u2019re behind it\u2019\" \/>High -Mostly Sunny<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main id=\"main\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<nav aria-label=\"articleLabel\">\n<ol id=\"articleLabel__list\">\n<li id=\"articleLabel__listItem\">Red Sox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-09-23175865831800020:11:58\">Published: Sep. 23, 2025, 8:11 p.m.<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\">\n<article id=\"arc-Q4L3P2LVWZAD5LIKPUS7LCKMNE\" data-type=\"article\">\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YF5BOCTMBBDBPNUTH3WETTPV4M.jpg?auth=22a992ea70abed4f7a77fa0aacfb52655f86f3c4d3eafc24a689fbc2b6bf1e91&amp;width=500&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 500w\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YF5BOCTMBBDBPNUTH3WETTPV4M.jpg?auth=22a992ea70abed4f7a77fa0aacfb52655f86f3c4d3eafc24a689fbc2b6bf1e91&amp;width=800&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 800w\" media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" sizes=\"80vw\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YF5BOCTMBBDBPNUTH3WETTPV4M.jpg?auth=22a992ea70abed4f7a77fa0aacfb52655f86f3c4d3eafc24a689fbc2b6bf1e91&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, (max-width: 800px) 80vw, 60vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masslive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YF5BOCTMBBDBPNUTH3WETTPV4M.jpg?auth=22a992ea70abed4f7a77fa0aacfb52655f86f3c4d3eafc24a689fbc2b6bf1e91&amp;width=1280&amp;smart=true&amp;quality=90\" alt=\"Boston Red Sox\u2019 Alex Cora on robot umpires in 2026: \u2018We\u2019re behind it\u2019\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Alex Cora got creative with his lineup Saturday in Phoenix. (AP Photo\/Ross D. Franklin)AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"2J52J3QJQRCPVMQCFUWXOZLKWA\">Major League Baseball\u2019s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball\/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. Robot umpires will be used for the entire 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"TNJSIUUGYZGVFDXMMBHSUHZEDE\">An umpire still will call balls and strikes from behind home plate, but teams can appeal, and the automated system will determine the call.<\/p>\n<p id=\"R7V3YJIK7JDILMS2TI2EUMZJ5A\">The technology has been used in Minor League Baseball since 2019 with the 2025 season marking the second straight year every minor league park used robot umps.<\/p>\n<p id=\"I6DVPYDZYFAY5H4IF4WTAJR77Q\">The system also was used during the All-Star Game in July and at spring training.<\/p>\n<p id=\"76ADVTNUVRFNPL4C7NOZKPVVXM\">\u201cIt\u2019s great, I guess, but we haven\u2019t had too much experience with it,\u201d manager Alex Cora said Tuesday before Boston\u2019s game against the Blue Jays. \u201cIn spring training, we didn\u2019t play too many games and so we don\u2019t have a feel for it. But they\u2019ve been trying this for years in the minor leagues. And they feel this is a correct way of doing it. So we\u2019re behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-gaid=\":R6uaq6:\">\n<ul data-testid=\"list\">\n<li>Red Sox playoff chances get huge late-night boost; Boston could clinch as soon as Thursday<\/li>\n<li>From ManningCast to Unobstructed Views, alt-casts are game-changers for TV networks<\/li>\n<li>Fenway Insider Live: Submit questions for MassLive\u2019s Sean McAdam<\/li>\n<li>Boston Red Sox rookie: \u2018The more I play, the better I feel\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Red Sox\u2019 Alex Bregman helps \u2018grinding\u2019 veteran who delivered in \u2018big\u2019 win<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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