MLB’s walk rate this season has reached levels hardly seen in the past seven decades, due to a smaller strike zone brought ...

Players can challenge ball-strike calls now, but it may have come at a cost for viewers.

Analysis of the impact of the Automated Ball and Strike System (ABS) on MLB 2026: success statistics, record attendance, and the new game dynamics.

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...

The Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them, will be tested this spring. A computerized system that calls ...

The new Automated Ball-Strike system has contributed to a spike in the Major League Baseball's walk rate so far this season.

Major League Baseball could test robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been experimenting with the automated ...

A home plate umpire denied ABS challenge requests from both the A's and the Orioles on Sunday, reminding everyone that the ...

YORK, Pa. — “Robot umpires” have arrived. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let a computer call balls and strikes Wednesday night at its ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that — in theory — Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike system shouldn’t favor batters or pitchers. In practice, he thinks one ...