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.

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey.

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 ...

Antilock breaking systems (ABS) have been available on every car sold new for more than a century, it just wasn’t always electronic or automatic. Early on, the driver had to perform ABS duties by ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Technology aiding ball and strike calls in Major League Baseball may not be a matter of if, but when. “I know in the future it’s coming,” Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña ...

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 ...