Major League Baseball will experiment with the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training games. The league announced on Tuesday the ABS system will be used for roughly 60 percent of ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball will be using the automated ball-strike (ABS) system for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. MLB said Wednesday it intends to make the All-Star announcement Thursday. The automated ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball is conducting a trial this spring, utilizing the Automated Balls and Strikes Challenge system. The Arizona Diamondbacks will play 29 spring training games utilizing the system, ...

Machado discussed why he isn’t a fan of this system. The ABS system would provide more accurate calls on balls and strikes, allowing games to be called as perfect as possible. However, Machado ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The future of baseball was quietly on display during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, and it had nothing to do with the dramatic Home Run Derby finish. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants got a preview of the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, during Cactus League games this past spring. Starting next year, the system will be making its debut in the majors ...