The ABS challenge system has changed the MLB, and the New York Yankees are making the best of it, but does it come at a cost?

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event as any for fans, players and managers to deal with. With that, having an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system in ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

Wednesday is MLB’s Opening Day, and with it a new era of baseball arrives. The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile and known as ABS for short, will give some players in those ...

With Spring Training games in full swing, baseball fans are starting to get familiar with the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. Although ABS isn’t brand new to baseball, as it’s been used in the ...

It's official: 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 ...

This season, Great American Ball Park is witnessing the debut of the automatic balls and strikes (ABS) system in Major League Baseball, a technological advancement aimed at enhancing the game and ...

Anyone who has watched a baseball game, at any level, knows this situation well. A pivotal moment late in a close game, a pitch on the corner, a call from an umpire, a frustrated player, a manager ...