Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw's retirement decision led to a heartfelt Klay Thompson reaction during Mavericks' Media Day.

Human umpires will still make calls, but a team's pitcher, batter, or catcher has two chances to challenge the call, which is when the human umpire will defer to the robot umpire. Some say this will ...

Do I think baseball’s new ABS system makes sense? I do. Do I think its logical end is a fully automated system replacing umpires entirely? I do. Am I comfortable with that? I’m not.

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Well, it finally happened. Robot umps are officially here. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball approved the implementation of the Automated Ball-Strike ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) today announced that the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System has been approved for Major League play by a vote of the Joint Competition Committee. Beginning in ...

Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee voted Tuesday afternoon to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge ...