What does ABS stand for? MLB robot umpires, explained What is ABS? When did ABS begin? ABS rules for 2026 How many challenges do teams get? Will MLB umpires be used in 2026? It's official: MLB ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ball-strike challenge system being tested during ...

Major League Baseball (MLB) will test the use of robot umpires as part of a challenge system during Spring training next year, with the aim of implementing the system in the 2026 regular season. The ...

MLB’s automatic ball-strike challenge system was put to the test early in Tuesday’s All-Star Game. And it handled the situation with good accuracy. During the bottom of the first inning with the ...

When a dashboard light illuminates, it's sometimes a signal to pull over to the side of the road and stop. Do you need to do that if the ABS light goes on?

Back in May, commissioner Rob Manfred indicated the automated strike zone system -- ABS for automated balls-strikes -- would likely come to Major League Baseball in the form of a challenge system when ...

During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lars Nootbaar welcomed the news that MLB’s automated ball-strike (ABS) system will be fully implemented in 2026. Known as one of the league’s most disciplined hitters, ...

As MLB tests an Automated Ball-Strike challenge system in roughly half of its spring training games in the lead-up to the 2025 regular season, at least one team won't be participating in the ...

Major League Baseball will continue to test the automatic ball-strike challenge system at the All-Star game in Atlanta. / Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Major League Baseball will continue testing the ...