The Cincinnati Reds are one of the better teams this spring at employing MLB's new ball-strike challenge system. Its impact ...

After years of fans clamoring for it, Major League Baseball is finally implementing an Automated Ball-Strike system for the ...

PHOENIX -- Thirteen spring stadiums and over 60% of Cactus and Grapefruit League games will feature an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system as MLB continues to inch closer to using it during ...

The Joint Competition Committee last September voted to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile, to the big leagues in 2026 following several years of ...

It isn't clear exactly who will benefit the most from ABS challenges, but pitchers who can paint at the top of the zone might ...

In a stunning and controversial move, Major League Baseball announced last week that game broadcasts will no longer display ...

With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of next season, it will mark the biggest rule change the sport has seen since ...

MLB is implementing the ABS challenge system for the first time in the regular season after testing it during spring training games last year.

The technology for tracking balls and strikes and challenging the human umpires behind home plate is making its Major League Baseball debut this season.

Major League Baseball has undergone significant changes in recent years, but arguably the most drastic is set to come at the start of the 2026 season. This past September, MLB announced plans to ...

The Houston Astros are holding an intensive crash course to prepare for MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike challenge system in the 2026 season.

Nov 9, 2025; Mesa, AZ, USA; MLB umpire Felix Neon during the Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game at Sloan Park. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Baseball has survived scandals, rule ...