MLB will have new rules governing the strike zone in 2026 but they are a half measure that is unlikely to last long.

MLB fans got a taste of the automated balls & strikes (ABS) system during Spring Training 2025. Now, it’ll be coming to regular-season and postseason games in 2026. The league announced on September ...

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 – ...

It’s been long awaited. It’s been tested in Minor League Baseball at the Triple-A level. It was even used during the 2026 MLB All-Star Game here in Atlanta. Now, it’ll be arriving across Major League ...

Finnegan Schick is an attorney in Boston. A tradition as old as baseball is coming to an end. Major League Baseball announced this week it will be extending video review into the last stubbornly human ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man ...

Editor’s Note: The story has been updated to correct that the bottom of the zone is 27% of a batter’s height and to incorporate information about the mid-point of the plate requiring a pitch plot ...

There’s nothing going on in baseball this week, so as a diversion we’re going to take a tour of the greatest philosophical minds in recorded history, and ask the obvious question if one were to get ...