MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the ...

Starting Thursday at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers and Cubs will open Cactus League play, the ABS challenge system will ...

Here is what every big leaguer needs to know about ABS, according to players and managers who have experience with it in the ...

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What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, ...

Major League Baseball will use the new technology during select 2025 Spring Training games to get real-time results and ...

Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he's told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in ...

A bit of baseball history occurred during the Cubs’ spring training game against the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon.  Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to ...

Several of the Reds minor leaguers have prior experience with the ABS challenge system, which, along with full ABS (all balls ...

Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.