BRADENTON — Major League Baseball may soon begin the “Upon further review” portion of its balls and strikes calls. After spring training wraps up next week, MLB’s competition committee will begin ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

Over the years, MLB has heard the vocal demands for robot umps (or ABS) as umpires struggle to keep up with the increased velocity and movement in today's game. The league tested an ABS challenge ...

Major League Baseball dropped a long-awaited bombshell on September 23, as the Joint Competition Committee unanimously approved the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Starting in 2026, this ...

The league's years of experimentation have included pitch clocks, shift restrictions, ghost runners, universal DHs, and mound visit restrictions. Major League Baseball has made many changes to rules ...

A national audience is about to learn all about the automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system. MLB will employ the ABS system in next week’s All-Star Game on July 15 while there are growing ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Get ready for “robo-umps” in Major League Baseball. Today, MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted to adopt the Automated Ball ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Aaron Boone was the umpire, calling balls and strikes from a screen behind the mound – a usual camp activity during Yankees’ live BP at Steinbrenner Field. Only this time they were ...

MLB used the automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system during Spring Training, and now it's coming to the All-Star Game. (Photo by Caitlin O'Hara/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Major League ...

Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the ABS (automatic balls and strikes) challenge system as opposed to full ...

During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...