It's official: 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A warning light on your car's dashboard can be incredibly stressful, but one that you should never ignore is the ABS light.

Major League Baseball announced Tuesday the league will implement the ABS challenge system for the 2026 season. The automated ball strike challenge system will have several rules, according to MLB.

MLB has devised a solution to missed ball-strike calls in games, implementing an Automated Ball-Strike challenge system ...

Umpires are human, and human judgment is fallible, and sometimes that fallible human judgment ends up skewing the outcome of a baseball game. Thanks to the wonders of technology, there now exists a ...

It didn't come to a surprise for anyone in the Diamondbacks' clubhouse that the (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next year.

Following a brief stint with the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he is voicing his strong opinion on the innovative technology that is expected to make its way to MLB in the near future. “I think ...

When an electronic ball-strike system arrives in the big leagues at some point in the next few years, it won’t be used to call every pitch. Major League Baseball made that clear Tuesday, when it sent ...