The scoreboard at LECOM Park displays a message about a pitch call being challenged. Major League Baseball is testing an Automated Ball-Stike (ABS) challenge system at select spring training parks.

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

The Kansas City Royals were recently eliminated from postseason contention. They won 86 games last year and were the second American League Wild Card team. But this year, they were unable to replicate ...

Major League Baseball’s Joint Competition Committee will meet Tuesday to vote on the implementation of the Automated Ball-Strike system for the 2026 season, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians had mixed reactions Tuesday to the news that MLB will implement the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in 2026. Several Guardians have dealt with the system on a ...

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey. The Giants’ switch-hitting catcher leads his cohort by such a wide margin ...

There was a fun discussion during the Yankees/White Sox game on YES Network Tuesday night in which it was noted that Aaron Judge gets more called strikes below the zone than any other MLB hitter. The ...

MLB announced Tuesday that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be fully implemented in both leagues throughout the upcoming season. The general procedure for challenging balls and strikes ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

The scoreboard at Truist Park is seen during an Automated Ball-Strike system challenge in the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game on July 15, 2025. Getty Images Robot umps will be part of major ...