Over time, some fans likely will call for “full ABS,” in which the robots make every ball-strike call and the plate umpire is rendered obsolete. Bad idea. The human element is part of what makes the ...

A challenge from catcher Logan O’Hoppe would have ended the eighth inning with a strikeout, but he doesn’t ask for it and the Angels give up the tie-breaking hit on the next pitch in a 9-7 loss to the ...

Evan Carter was the first Ranger to use the automatic balls and strikes system. It didn’t go how Texas would have liked.

The Astros had lost all five of their ABS challenges entering Sunday, but manager Joe Espada was fine with the timing and ...

Aaron Judge believes the New York Yankees went a little bit overboard in their preparation for baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System. Manager Aaron Boone acknowledges he’s a little “anal” about ...

No one is fretting over whether the Cincinnati Reds win or lose spring training games, but the way that the team’s second game on its 2026 Cactus League schedule previewed one of the most interesting ...

Six of oft-maligned umpire CB Bucknor’s calls were overturned Saturday, with Sox manager Alex Cora declaring "that wasn't his ...

MLB's new robot ump system lets players challenge ball-strike calls by tapping their head, with results appearing on stadium ...

Just years after the ghost runner and pitch clock rules significantly changed the rhythm of baseball, shortening game length, ...

Terry Francona had every reason not be a fan of the Automated Ball-Strike System, after the Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.