MLB and Umpires Reach Tentative 5-Year Labor Agreement

The deal, pending January ratification, replaces the expired contract and clears the way for testing automated strike zones in Spring Training 2025.

Major League Baseball and the MLB Umpires Association have agreed on a tentative five-year collective bargaining agreement.
The new agreement will replace the previous contract, which expired on December 1, 2024.
Ratification by both the umpires and MLB owners is scheduled for January 2025.
The agreement enables MLB to proceed with plans to test an automated ball-strike system during Spring Training in 2025.
Details of the automated strike zone testing have yet to be announced, pending finalization of the labor agreement.