Terry Francona has 1 simple reason for banning the Reds from ball-strike challenge system in spring training
The Reds are one of a handful of teams with an automatic ball-strike system in spring training, but their manager won’t let ...
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Pete Alonso puts ABS challenge system to test in spring training game
Major League Baseball is testing the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training and Pete Alonso got his first taste of it during the Mets spring training game against the Houston Astros ...
Terry Francona telling Reds veterans they can ignore MLB’s ball-strike challenge experiment
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental ABS system during ...
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Reds manager Terry Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. ‘It just muddies the waters’
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in ...
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada encourages players to use automated ball-strike challenge system
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ...
Reds manager Terry Francona tells players not to use experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training
He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.
Eddie Fisher, an All-Star reliever with White Sox in 1965, dies at age 88
Eddie Fisher, the right-hander whose 15-year major league career included an All-Star selection for the Chicago White Sox and ...
How Dodgers Are Handling MLB’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System
This spring training, the Los Angeles Dodgers got their first taste of MLB’s automated ball-strike challenge system, a new feature being tested to improve the accuracy of umpire calls.
Why ball-strike challenges decided by MLB robo umps are the start of something good
You’re going to love the robo ump. It’s here. It debuted Thursday in the first MLB spring training game. Nobody cried, nobody died. It’s fast, it’s easy, it works. Baseball has thrown some extra ...
Dodgers vs. Cubs: 6 takeaways from the first games of spring training 2025
With the Tokyo Series to open the 2025 MLB season approaching in mid-March, the Cubs and Dodgers got a head start on spring ...