Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt tried to pull a fast one on MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system on ...

Thursday's Cactus League game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be more than just the first spring ...

This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the ...

The batter, pitcher or catcher simply tap their helmet or cap to challenge — but they only have two seconds. If they challenge, the pitch graphic appears on the scoreboard and broadcast, and the ...

The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenge got its first test run in big league Spring Training on Thursday afternoon, ...

Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

The ABS uses a network of cameras installed in stadiums to track each pitch and determine whether it crosses home plate within the strike zone. The ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.

Human umpires still call every pitch, but each team has the ability to challenge two calls per game, with no additions for ...

The Dodgers played a few of their regulars in the opener, including shortstop Mookie Betts, third baseman Max Muncy and right ...