The batter, pitcher or catcher simply tap their helmet or cap to challenge — but they only have two seconds. If they ...

This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs played the first spring training game of 2025 on Thursday and debuted some new ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during MLB spring training games starting Thursday after 4 ...

What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all? It didn't matter if they were right, wrong, or somewhere in between. These human umpires o ...

In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the New York Yankees, Rays right-handed pitcher Eric Orze fired a 3-2 changeup high above the strike zone. When the home plate umpire called ball ...

The ABS uses a network of cameras installed in stadiums to track each pitch and determine whether it crosses home plate within the strike zone. The ...

Robot umpires have arrived in the big leagues, at least in exhibition games. The Cubs and World Series champion Dodgers ...

Major League Baseball’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) will be used in eight Atlanta Braves games this spring.

Major League Baseball is back. And the robots have arrived. The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened Spring Training Thursday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, when they ...

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

COMING SOON: The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) presented by @TMobile will be used during Spring Training games ...