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 ...

Baseball's most controversial plays — disputed ball and strike calls — will now be subject to technological review as MLB implements a challenge system that promises to eliminate egregiously missed ...

Do I think baseball’s new ABS system makes sense? I do. Do I think its logical end is a fully automated system replacing ...

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

The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is the game's latest high-tech and a compromise between owners and players ...

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

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

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

Major League Baseball will implement an automated ball-strike challenge system starting in the 2026 season. Each team will receive two challenges per game, retaining a challenge if it is successful.