MLB's automated ball-strike system explained as spring training games kick off with robo-ump challenges
This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ball-strike system (ABS for short) during big-league contests.  ABS is, for those unfamiliar with the concept,
Strike zone challenges debut in over half of '25 spring training games
A tap of the cap or helmet has new meaning in 2025 spring training games. In more than 55 percent of spring training games over the next six weeks, Major League Baseball is employing the Automated Ball-Strike System,
Padres eager to see ball-strike challenge system up close during spring training games
Even if Sullivan could remember the umpire that he went 10-for-11 against in challenges last year in baseball’s experimental automated ball-strike system (ABS), he’d never out him in public. “Oh, I rip ‘em,
MLB to Use ABS Challenge System in Spring Training; Strike Zone Explained in Photos
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MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games
Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever since. Strike-zone judgment has been the subject of some untold number of verbal (and,
Yankees get first look at MLB’s automated ball-strike system
The Yankees will get their first taste of the possible not-too-distant future in Friday’s Grapefruit League opener.
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ABS challenge system early hit as it makes MLB debut in Dodgers-Cubs spring training game
The automated ball-strike challenge system made its MLB debut Thursday in the Dodgers-Cubs spring training game. It's an early hit.
What is ABS? MLB begins spring training test of automated ball-strike challenge system
Starting Thursday at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers and Cubs will open Cactus League play, the ABS challenge system will begin being implemented.
The robo ump could cause a unexpected casualty: the TV strike zone box
MLB is weighing options to dramatically reduce or remove the ubiquitous broadcast strike-zone box as part of bringing the ...
The Padres were testing the automated strike zone during live batting practice and it's so cool
For years, MLB fans have begged the league to do something about the atrocious umpiring behind the plate. Pitchers are ...