"MLB introduces its Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the 2026 season, allowing players to challenge umpire calls in ...

The best-case scenario for baseball’s new automated ball-strike system is that it’s so seamlessly integrated into the flow of the game as to go unnoticed, while also creating viral-worthy moments for ...

MLB's Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) is here. Learn more about the history of baseball's strike zone and the ...

For generations, baseball has followed a simple rule. The umpire calls balls and strikes, and that call stands. That changes now. This season, Major League Baseball is introducing something that once ...

After years of testing in the minor leagues and spring training, baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike challenge system has finally arrived in the majors. For the first time, big league players have ...

The new Automated Ball-Strike system has contributed to a spike in the Major League Baseball’s walk rate so far this season.

Just like with the pitch clock, the advent of robot umpires did not break Major League Baseball. The automated ball-strike system (ABS) debuted in the major leagues Wednesday after years of testing in ...

Challenging ball and strike calls has long been one of baseball’s time-honored traditions. Game momentum can change after ...

Big league teams are still getting used to the automated ball-strike system, but they learned Friday that there are no take-backs on a challenge. On an 0-2 pitch with one out in the top of the seventh ...