MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.

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

ABS is MLB’s name for an automated strike zone — also known as robot umps. In a full ABS game, there will be a human umpire ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) is introducing robots to spring training this year on a trial basis in the form of the ABS ...

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

Here is what every big leaguer needs to know about ABS, according to players and managers who have experience with it in the ...

Technological advancements change all industries, and Major League Baseball is no exception. During Spring Training MLB will ...

Cody Poteet successfully challenged a fastball he threw in the Cubs' spring training opener with MLB's Automated Ball-Strike ...

A bit of baseball history occurred during the Cubs’ spring training game against the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon.  Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to ...

The Chicago Cubs kicked off their exhibition schedule on Thursday against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles ...

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