He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.

Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ...

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

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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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 ...

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

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

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

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