A walk-off via ABS challenge? It took less than a week for Major League Baseball to see the first of its kind. The system, in which a hitter, pitcher, or catcher can challenge a called ball or strike ...

SAN FRANCISCO — José Caballero made history Wednesday night, just not successfully. The Yankees shortstop became the first player to challenge a pitch using the automated ball-strike system during the ...

Detailed view of the scoreboard showing an ABS ball and strike challenge call being overturned to a strikeout during the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at ...

BALTIMORE - We may have found a flaw in the Rangers’ new team-first approach to hitting. They are too polite. Nobody, it seems, wants to be the guy to waste an ABS challenge that could be saved for ...

There’s no way this game show version of Automated Ball-Strike is going to be what baseball is still using in 2035. Eventually they’re going to get to using ABS on every pitch. So how about skipping ...

Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System for regular-season play this ...

CINCINNATI -- Terry Francona had every reason not to be a fan of the Automated Ball-Strike System after the Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday. However, the longtime manager ...

There were 30 total ABS challenges in Major League Baseball on Thursday's Opening Day. One player issued more challenges than any other on ball-strike calls: Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero.

We’re only a few days into the 2026 Major League Baseball season, and the new robo-judges, which players can use to overturn calls, have already led to some incredible moments, an ejection, and a lot ...

Salvador Perez was a perfect 4-for-4 on ABS challenges early in the season. Royals emphasize saving challenges for later, especially two-strike situations. ABS uses 12 cameras with ~1/6-inch accuracy; ...

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 ...