A system for hitters, catchers and pitchers to challenge balls and strikes is being tested in some spring training ballparks.

It's about time. Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he'd like to see the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system ...

The Detroit Tigers are one of 13 teams using the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training. It's about time we use robot umpires.

Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone ... Hoberg had three close calls at third base that MLB said he ruled correctly on. There were money line bets of $2,000 and $1,000 ...

It has been a constant pain for MLB fanbases when an incompetent umpire is assigned to call games ... linger at around 97% for umpires while strike accuracy is at a measly 88%.

Though Langford wasn’t aware of the experiment when he arrived at camp, the news was an immediate pick-me-up. Langford had ...

which tracks umpires' ball and strike calls in every MLB game, found he didn’t miss a single call behind the plate of Game 2 of the Astros-Phillies World Series, which the Astros won 5-2.

Thirteen spring stadiums and over 60% of Cactus and Grapefruit League games will feature an automated ball-strike (ABS) ...

Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone ... of the game of baseball.” Now 38, Hoberg became a professional umpire in 2009, made his big league debut as a call-up on March ...

Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone ... Hoberg had three close calls at third base that MLB said he ruled correctly on. There were money line bets of $2,000 and $1,000 ...