Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...
The MLB announced today that it will use the Automated Ball Strike challenge system for all spring training, championship ...
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 during the 2025 ...
The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is the game's latest high-tech and a compromise between owners and players ...
Human umpires will remain behind the plate calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball games, but in 2026 their calls will be officially open to challenge via technology for the first time.