Most of the strategic elements for the 2027 baseball season will be very familiar, but one will definitely be brand new. The ...

Myself, I’m a big fan of the ABS Challenge System, but I’ll turn the discussion over to the Purple Row Night Owls.

No one has a better grasp of the strike zone than Juan Soto, so it stands to reason that the Mets superstar will have a natural advantage with the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System coming to MLB ...

No lineup had worse luck with missed calls behind the plate in 2025 than the Orioles. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next season, granting teams at least two ...

Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the ABS (automatic balls and strikes) challenge system as opposed to full ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A seismic shift is coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, and few players will feel the tremors more intensely than Guardians catcher Austin Hedges. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – It all happened so fast. Most everyone at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie probably didn’t even notice when Drew Millas tapped the top of his catcher’s mask after plate umpire ...

The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...