SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey.
It didn't come to a surprise for anyone in the Diamondbacks' clubhouse that the (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next year.
One of baseball’s immutable rules is that a player can’t argue balls and strikes—until now. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball ...
MLB has devised a solution to missed ball-strike calls in games, implementing an Automated Ball-Strike challenge system ...
With news dropping that the MLB is adopting the ABS system, do the Toronto Blue Jays stand to gain anything from it?
Robot umpires have not yet entered the chat, but their arrival is imminent. Tuesday’s announcement that Major League Baseball will fully adopt an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system beginning ...
Via MLB: In 288 games with the ABS Challenge System during Spring Training 2025, there were an average of 4.1 challenges per game. Those challenges took an average of 13.8 seconds. Adding on a minute ...
Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...
Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee ...