MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two ...
Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on ...
Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...
For the first time in MLB history, balls and strikes will be able to be challenged starting in the 2026 regular season. The Automated Balls/Strikes (ABS) Challenge System, which was featured during ...
MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and during the 2025 ...