Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) presents challenges for MLB: Crowquill
Major League Baseball (MLB) is introducing robots to spring training this year on a trial basis in the form of the ABS ...
What is Automated Ball Strike System and how does it impact MLB spring training?
MLB introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) in 2025 spring training to improve umpire accuracy and reduce human ...
Terry Francona telling Reds veterans they can ignore MLB’s ball-strike challenge experiment
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental ABS system during ...
Lars Nootbaar welcomes new robo-zone (of course), but stumps to keep umps behind plate
Cardinals outfielder, who has a keen sense of the strike zone, wins team's first challenge of the ABS era, but says he's 'not ...
Robot Umpires Have Come to MLB—and They’re Making Players Look Completely Clueless
The new computerized system is being tested during spring training, leading to a series of challenges from players who don’t ...
Yankees use ABS challenge system to keep an inning going, then score 3 runs against Toronto
Saturday was proof of that, when the New York Yankees used the Automated Ball-Strike System to turn a strikeout into a walk, ...
Padres Catcher Martin Maldonado Had the Best Ball-Strike Challenge Yet
The 38-year-old Maldonado signed with the Padres on a non-roster deal back in January to give the team some depth in spring training. He's a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, as San Diego ...
Reds manager Terry Francona tells players not to use experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training
He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.
Mets notes: What to watch for with Clay Holmes’ new mix, Mark Vientos’ defensive task
Holmes' cutter could unlock a new level of production, plus notes on Ryan Clifford and Vientos working on his defensive range ...
MLB11h
11 memorable moments from the first full day of games
Baseball is back in full swing! Saturday marked the first full day of Spring Training games, with all 30 teams taking the ...
How Dodgers Are Handling MLB’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System
This spring training, the Los Angeles Dodgers got their first taste of MLB’s automated ball-strike challenge system, a new feature being tested to improve the accuracy of umpire calls.
Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. ‘It just muddies the waters’
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in ...