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MLB's automated ball-strike system explained as spring training games kick off with robo-ump challenges

This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ball-strike system (ABS for short) during big-league contests. ABS is, for those unfamiliar with the concept,

USA Today · 1d

MLB spring training 2025 features robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges

What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, Grapefruit League games.

MLB · 3d

MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games

Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever since. Strike-zone judgment has been the subject of some untold number of verbal (and,

ESPN and Major League Baseball Agree to End Their Deal

Variety on MSN · 1d

Baseball Strikes Out at ESPN: Sports Giant to End TV Rights Deal With MLB After Current Season

Disney ‘s ESPN and Major League Baseball are breaking up after nearly 40 years together, a sign of how even the most durable content relationships have come under scrutiny in the streaming era, with sports rights increasing exponentially and entertainment conglomerates left to figure out how to pay the bill.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 1d

MLB, ESPN 'mutually' agree to end TV deal early after 2025 baseball season

Major League Baseball and ESPN "mutually agreed" to part ways and end their national television deal after the upcoming 2025 season.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

ESPN and Major League Baseball Agree to End Their Deal After 2025 Season, AP Source Says

ESPN's coverage of Major League Baseball games will conclude at the end of the 2025 season. Both parties agreed to end their national television deal early, a person with knowledge of the decision said Thursday.

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Dodgers 'don't hate the idea' of MLB's automated ball/strike system

There are no immediate plans to introduce the system in regular-season games yet. Questions remain about how large a role it ...

The New York Times3d

The robo ump could cause a unexpected casualty: the TV strike zone box

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 ...

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ESPN and Major League Baseball Agree to End Their Deal

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