Major League Baseball will experiment with the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training games. The league announced on Tuesday the ABS system will be used for roughly 60 percent of ...

Major League Baseball has done a lot of experimenting lately. Rule changes have been hitting the scene left and right. It wasn't until very recently that challenges were introduced into the sport, and ...

A national audience is about to learn all about the automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system. MLB will employ the ABS system in next week’s All-Star Game on July 15 while there are growing ...

Major League Baseball will be using the automated ball-strike (ABS) system for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. MLB said Wednesday it intends to make the All-Star announcement Thursday. The automated ...

Major League Baseball is conducting a trial this spring, utilizing the Automated Balls and Strikes Challenge system. The Arizona Diamondbacks will play 29 spring training games utilizing the system, ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

Machado discussed why he isn’t a fan of this system. The ABS system would provide more accurate calls on balls and strikes, allowing games to be called as perfect as possible. However, Machado ...

Major League Baseball dropped a long-awaited bombshell on September 23, as the Joint Competition Committee unanimously approved the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Starting in 2026, this ...

MLB announced plans to implement the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System on a full-time basis, beginning with the 2026 regular season. The rule change comes after a vote by the joint ...

The post Why Padres’ Manny Machado is not in favor of ABS challenge system appeared first on ClutchPoints. There is a growing conversation around robot umps and the implementation of an automatic ...