MLB's latest venture appears to be taking more of the human element out of the game, with a test run of an automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system put in during 2025 spring training.

The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is being tested in just over half of the scheduled Grapefruit and Cactus ...

The Automated Ball-Strike system (ABS), docilely called the “robot umpire” by some, is now part of Major League Baseball. The ...

The automated ball-strike system (ABS) will be in effect at Steinbrenner Field this spring, including Friday’s game against the Rays, as Major League Baseball tests the challenge system during ...

Thirteen spring stadiums and over 60% of Cactus and Grapefruit League games will feature an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system.

It's about time Jones, an infielder and outfielder, is 2-for-2 in ABS challenges through two games with the system in spring training, including a challenge that turned a strikeout into a walk in ...

One big change for the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training experience this year is the arrival of an automated ball-strike ...

will also have games with ABS challenge system in place. The average number of spring games per team throughout MLB that will use ABS is 21 in the Cactus League and 19 in the Grapefruit League.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Nationals’ third game of the Grapefruit League season today will feature a new wrinkle that wasn’t a part of their first two games: The ABS challenge system.