Just 102 days after a thrilling World Series ended with the Los Angeles Dodgers becoming the first repeat champion in a ...
Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be introduced in ...
Major League Baseball introduced a big rule change this week, as balls and strikes can be challenged starting next year, with teams getting two challenges that they only lose should they get it wrong.
SURPRISE, Ariz. – Cleveland Guardians prospect Trenton Denholm, like many other pitchers in the recent Arizona Fall League, was adjusting to the MLB’s new automated ball-strike challenge system, or ...
Minor League Baseball umpires will be getting help from robots. The league created a job posting for Automated Ball and Strike (ABS) system techs. "ABS will leverage optical tracking data to determine ...
Major League Baseball is preparing to share the strike zone with machines. Starting next season, pitchers, hitters, and catchers—but no one in the dugout—will be allowed two challenges a game. A tap ...