The New York Yankees’ José Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball’s so-called robot umpire, ...

For baseball fans in need of a refresher on the new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System ahead of Opening Day 2026, John ...

Saw a hitter, catcher, or pitcher tap their helmet after a pitch and wondered what just happened. Here’s a clear guide to MLB ...

Players will finally be able to challenge pitches in the regular season, but there are some limitations.

That's because "robot umpires," in a sense, have officially arrived to MLB. The human element remains, but players will now ...

Major League Baseball is bringing technology to the mound in 2026 as the ABS Challenge System lets pitchers, catchers and ...

Wednesday is MLB’s Opening Day, and with it a new era of baseball arrives. The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, ...

Baseball's next big rule change is here. Here is how automated ball-strike challenges will shape the 2026 season.

The Giants came out on the winning side of the first Automated Balls and Strikes (ABS) challenged pitch in MLB history.

There's not much time to think it over.

For more than a century, baseball’s home plate umpires have called a ball or strike based on interpretation of a vague, ...