Well, it finally happened. Robot umps are officially here. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball approved the implementation of the Automated Ball-Strike ...

Human umpires will still make calls, but a team's pitcher, batter, or catcher has two chances to challenge the call, which is when the human umpire will defer to the robot umpire. Some say this will ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...

MLB approved a new automatic balls and strikes system set to start in 2026. Here's everything to know about the ABS challenge ...

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

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two persons on the competition committee told USA TODAY Sports, after commissioner ...

With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In ...

The robots are officially coming. Major League Baseball will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) ...

Less than a week remains in the 2025 MLB regular season, and the Major League Baseball playoff picture is coming into a sharper focus -- in most races. Seven teams have secured their spots in the ...

The MLB postseason is a week away, and every team with World Series aspirations still has a lot left to play for. Let’s break down the playoff picture, what's at stake and who's facing whom heading ...

NBC News’ Sam Brock reports on the Automated Ball-Strike System coming to Major League Baseball in 2026. The challenge system ...