Starting this season, batters, pitchers and catchers will have the ability to challenge ball and strike calls.

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event as any for fans, players and managers to deal with. With that, having an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system in ...

Challenge System powered by T-Mobile is coming to Major League Baseball this season. For a refresher, you can read about everything you need to know about the ABS system that will bring more accuracy ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Get ready for “robo-umps” in Major League Baseball. Today, MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted to adopt the Automated Ball ...

Major League Baseball will be using the automated ball-strike (ABS) system for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. MLB said Wednesday it intends to make the All-Star announcement Thursday. The automated ...

Major League Baseball dropped a long-awaited bombshell on September 23, as the Joint Competition Committee unanimously approved the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Starting in 2026, this ...

The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...

The automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has been tested in Triple-A for a couple of seasons. It was also tested in spring training this year. Now it's taking center stage in MLB's ...