The ABS system has been used in various levels of the minor leagues since 2021. In 2022, the system was put in place for all ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

A seismic shift is coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, and few players will feel the tremors more intensely than Guardians catcher Austin Hedges. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system ...

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz and senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman deliberate over the new automated ball-strike system being tested in MLB spring training and discuss how it’s ...

Round Rock Express third baseman Dustin Harris tapped his head three times, and watched the big screen as a pitch replayed against the backdrop of a simulated strike zone. The automated ball-strike ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

It’s time to say goodbye to arguments about balls and strikes. Today, MLB announced that the ABS Challenge System will be introduced to every ballpark for the 2026 season. T-Mobile’s 5G technology ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Justyn-Henry Malloy is renowned for his elite plate discipline and ability to swing at pitches within the strike zone, so much so that he has been dubbed the human version of the ...

MLB fans got a taste of the automated balls & strikes (ABS) system during Spring Training 2025. Now, it’ll be coming to regular-season and postseason games in 2026. The league announced on September ...

For years, many fans have expected that a fully automated ball-strike system taking over in the major leagues was just a matter of time. However, with news this week that both Triple-A leagues will go ...