As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

For some time now, an automated strike zone -- informally known as the "robo ump" -- has been used at the Triple-A level and on occasion at various other rungs of the minor leagues. Recently, MLB ...

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 ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

In recent years, we've seen MLB become more receptive to the technology at its disposal. The league expanded the replay challenge rules, added a pitch clock and introduced Statcast to elevate how fans ...

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 ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

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 ...