Guardians star left fielder Steven Kwan called the use of the Automated Ball-Strike system "a good addition." But he did ...

Next season, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is hoping to roll out the automated ball-strike challenge system league-wide — a ...

Challenge System will take its next measured step toward regular-season implementation when it is used in the All-Star Game.

The challenge system, in which players can request an umpire’s ball-strike call be overturned, has been used at Triple A since 2022. This spring training, the league tried it at the major-league ...

What sort of system, though, is still up for discussion. R ecently, two articles about MLB’s slow dance with a possible automated ball/strike system, or challenge system, appeared in national media.

The ABS zone used in Triple A, for instance, is smaller than the current MLB called strike zone. “I went down to Toledo last week on rehab,” says Tigers catcher Jake Rogers. “It’s a lot ...

But last week’s developments — Major League Baseball’s test of the automated strike zone, and the possibility of this rule change taking effect in regular season games as early as 2026 or ...

The New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. showed how to confidently use the still-in-trial Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) in a Spring Training game against the Boston Red Sox last week – so ...

Just over 88% of ball/strike calls have been correct this year. In 2016, it was under 84%. Umpires have gradually improved the accuracy of their ball/strike calls every year since pitch-tracking ...

What is ABS? ABS is MLB's name for an automated strike zone -- also known as robot umps. In a full ABS game, there will be a human umpire behind the plate, signaling the calls communicated through ...

PHOENIX — The robo ump could kill K-Zone. On Thursday, Major League Baseball will employ what it calls the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, in a big-league spring training game for the ...

TAMPA — The Yankees will get their first taste of the possible not-too-distant future in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener.. The automated ball-strike system (ABS) will be in effect at ...