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

Think of it like football — referees make a call, and coaches can challenge it for review. There’s still a home plate umpire, ...

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.

Major League Baseball’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) will be used in eight Atlanta Braves games this spring.

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 ...