The robots are officially coming. Major League Baseball will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) beginning in the 2026 season. Fans have been clamoring for this for years so ...

MLB’s ball-strike challenge system could create a situation that will play out the way NFL players treat a snap.

MLB will introduce robot umpires in 2026 with the Automated Ball-Strike System. Human umpires make calls, but teams can challenge them to the computer. The technology has been tested in the minors, ...

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 ...

Only the batter, pitcher or catcher can challenge an umpire’s ball or strike call with the ABS system. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Human umpires will remain behind the plate calling balls and ...

The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system that MLB rolled out during spring training and has been used in the minor leagues will be getting primetime treatment, as the ABS system will be used at the MLB ...

Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has defended out of form Suryakumar Yadav. Ashwin said that Surya's short bursts ...

On Tuesday, MLB’s Joint Competition Committee adopted the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System for use beginning next season, including postseason. A statement by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred ...

We have our first disputed call of the 2025 World Series, a strike signal that created a mess on the bases for the Blue Jays.

Major League Baseball will use the automated ball-strike challenge system during the All-Star Game on Tuesday in Atlanta, an MLB source confirmed to NBC News. The ABS challenge system was most ...