LAKELAND, Fla. — Justyn-Henry Malloy is renowned for his elite plate discipline and rare ability to swing at pitches within the strike zone, so much so that he has been dubbed the human version of the ...

It’s been rumored for some time and tested in the minor leagues, the Arizona Fall League and this year’s Spring Training. I’m talking, of course, about the automated ball-and-strike challenge system.

MLB’s gambling scandal and the introduction of the autiomated balls and strikes system are on a collision course.

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 ...

Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the ...

It's official: MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and ...

Major League Baseball announced the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be implemented on a full-time basis, beginning with the 2026 regular season. It represents the biggest addition to ...

Major League Baseball has been fine-tuning two different options for calling balls and strikes for the past few years, with the hopes of implementing one system at the big league level. The goal here ...

The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...

One of the biggest storylines of MLB spring training so far has been the implementation of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system in big-league spring games. Throughout Florida and Arizona, ...

TAMPA — Aaron Boone is no fan of Major League Baseball’s latest experiment. The league has implemented an automated ball-strike, or ABS, challenge system this spring, giving players the opportunity to ...

I’m training for a half marathon, so I’ve been pretty religious about getting in three to four runs per week over the past few months. But with all that running taking up my time, I knew I was ...