Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition 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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — In the top of the second inning Tuesday night, Logan Webb threw a 2-2 slider to Victor Scott II that just missed the outer edge of the plate. As it hit Patrick Bailey’s glove, the ...

The Kansas City Royals were recently eliminated from postseason contention. They won 86 games last year and were the second American League Wild Card team. But this year, they were unable to replicate ...

MLB announced Tuesday that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be fully implemented in both leagues throughout the upcoming season. The general procedure for challenging balls and strikes ...

MLB fans got a taste of the automated balls & strikes (ABS) system during Spring Training 2025. Now, it’ll be coming to regular-season and postseason games in 2026. The league announced on September ...

The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. The Automated Ball-Strike system won’t totally replace home plate human umpires. is features writer with five years of ...

Challenge System for the 2026 season. Learn how it works, how many challenges teams get, and what it means for players, umpires, and game strategy.

Major League Baseball officially announced that they will transition to an automated ball-strike challenge system (ABS) for the 2026 season, a meaningful shift away from a game decided exclusively by ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...