Next season, the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be introduced to the major leagues. After experimenting with the process in the minors and in spring training, the ABS Challenge ...

Most of the strategic elements for the 2027 baseball season will be very familiar, but one will definitely be brand new. The ...

The robot umps are here. Major League Baseball’s competition committee on Tuesday afternoon approved the introduction of the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for the 2026 regular season. Every ...

May 24 - Commissioner Rob Manfred said the automated ball-strike system still needs work and likely will not be rolled out until at least 2026. Manfred addressed the current status of the system, ...

On Tuesday, Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball announced that after much testing, trial and error, including during this year’s All-Star game, the league would integrate an automated balls and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baseball’s technological revolution continues as Major League Baseball officially announced that robot umpires – or more precisely, the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system – ...

Walker Buehler has made it clear: he's no fan of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System. While the technology hasn't been officially adopted in MLB, growing speculation about its potential rollout ...

Sept. 23 (UPI) --Major League Baseball entered an age of robot umpiring Tuesday after a league committee approved a high-tech system for players to challenge calls. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball will introduce an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System beginning in the 2026 season, allowing players to contest umpire calls on balls and strikes for the ...