Cubs not dedicating time to MLB's robot ump challenge system: 'It's a test for some future, unknown thing'

Umpires review an interference play during the 8th inning of Game One of the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on October 14, 2024 in New York City.Sarah Stier/Getty

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MESA, Ariz. – The Cubs coaching staff hasn’t spent any time talking to the team about the robot umpire challenge system that will make its spring training debut Thursday in their Cactus League opener against the Dodgers, manager Craig Counsell said.

“It’s a spring training game, with a system that’s not being used during the season,” Counsell said and then chuckled. “We’ll tell the guys before they go up to the plate and the catcher before…