MLB is banking on a similar adaptation curve for the automated strike zone. Whether purists like it or not, baseball is entering a new era where technology will help ensure the accuracy of the game’s ...

With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of ...

Major League Baseball will implement automated ball and strike technology in 2026 following approval by the league’s 11-member competition committee [1]. The Automated Ball/Strike System (ABS) will ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

During the Philadelphia Phillies' off day on Thursday following heading back home to get ready for a six-game slate at Citizens Bank Park starting May 31, there is plenty of time to think about what ...

ORLANDO — When the Guardians gather for spring training in Goodyear, Arizona, in February, manager Stephen Vogt will have a message for them concerning the ABS challenge system that will be introduced ...

On Tuesday, Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball announced that after much testing, trial and error, including during this year's All-Star game, the league would integrate an automated balls and ...

A Guardians pitching prospect believes his developing knuckleball may "steal more strikes" under the ABS system coming to Major League Baseball in 2026.

Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball players will be able to challenge called balls and strikes in regular and postseason games for the first time. The widely expected adoption of the ...

Major League Baseball’s decision to allow teams the opportunity to call for an automated review of an umpire’s ball and strike calls next season makes good sense. To those, such as Finnegan Schick, ...

With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In spring training this... MLB will allow players to challenge balls and strikes ...