The Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge system that MLB took for a test drive in spring training will be full adopted during the 2026 season. Major League Baseball made the announcement this morning ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they are going to make a change for the 2026 season. MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being ...

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, ...

The scoreboard at LECOM Park displays a message about a pitch call being challenged. Major League Baseball is testing an Automated Ball-Stike (ABS) challenge system at select spring training parks.

In a development that many Major League Baseball fans have been calling for for a long while, it was officially announced that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be implemented for the ...

Cal Ripken Jr. is a fan of baseball's new ABS system. / JON RATHBUN / Herkimer Times Telegram / USA TODAY NETWORK Major League Baseball is set to implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System ...

The robot umps are here. Major League Baseball’s competition committee on Tuesday afternoon approved the introduction of the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for the 2026 regular season. Every ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee is expected to approve the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the New York Post reports. The 11-person committee ...

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 ...

PHOENIX — Major League Baseball, which has ventured out of its comfort zone the past few years – implementing pitch clocks, ghost runners, enlarged bases, and a universal designated hitter – now is ...