On Tuesday, the MLB Joint Competition Committee voted to approve the implementation of the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system ...

MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and during the 2025 ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee ...

Amid the news of the 2026 introduction of the ABS challenge system in MLB, players and managers from around the league gave ...

MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being challenged to further perfect the game.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ball-strike challenge system being tested during ...

Over the years, MLB has heard the vocal demands for robot umps (or ABS) as umpires struggle to keep up with the increased velocity and movement in today's game. The league tested an ABS challenge ...

If you have tuned in for any of the spring training games thus far, you've probably noticed that MLB has started testing an automated strike zone. And the best part about the system may be that ...

The Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge system that MLB took for a test drive in spring training will be full adopted ...