The Mets and all of MLB will need to adjust to the new ABS challenge system. Here's a primer on the essentials of the system ...

At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing. Beginning with the 2026 MLB season, players will have the power to appeal the ...

The ABS challenge system makes its way to the MLB regular season for the first time. Here's everything you need to know about how it works.

Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman explain the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System with help from MLB catcher Garrett Stubbs.

Good news for those of you who loved ABS back in 2025 MLB spring training: it's back for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game! That's right, time for some "robot umps" again. If you're here, you might be ...

For some time now, an automated strike zone -- informally known as the "robo ump" -- has been used at the Triple-A level and on occasion at various other rungs of the minor leagues. Recently, MLB ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

Major League Baseball has done a lot of experimenting lately. Rule changes have been hitting the scene left and right. It wasn't until very recently that challenges were introduced into the sport, and ...

Major League Baseball dropped a long-awaited bombshell on September 23, as the Joint Competition Committee unanimously approved the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Starting in 2026, this ...

Major League Baseball is conducting a trial this spring, utilizing the Automated Balls and Strikes Challenge system. The Arizona Diamondbacks will play 29 spring training games utilizing the system, ...