There are no immediate plans to introduce the system in regular-season games yet. Questions remain about how large a role it ...

It's not quite robo umpires but hitters and pitchers can challenge balls and strikes calls by umpires in certain stadiums ...

The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenge got its first test run in big league Spring Training on Thursday afternoon, ...

Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, ...

As you may have picked up, Poteet appealed the ball ruling by tapping the top of the head. Review of the pitch indeed flipped ...

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This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ...

During exhibition play, MLB will be testing its new ABS challenge system in ballparks, including the spring training homes of ...

Human umpires still call every pitch, but each team has the ability to challenge two calls per game, with no additions for ...

Starting Thursday at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers and Cubs will open Cactus League play, the ABS challenge system will ...