In Minor League play, a full ABS system was also trialled, eliminating human umpires’ involvement in ball-strike calls.

Everything you need to know MLB’s upcoming Automated Ball-Strike challenge system, from rules to impact on the game ...

MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being challenged to further perfect the game.

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they are going to make a change for the 2026 season. MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being ...

Robo-umps are officially being brought to Major league baseball in 2026. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, MLB's competition committee voted to bring in the automated ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

Major League Baseball has announced that by 2026, the full baseball season will be played using the ABS Challenge System and ...

Upon further review, the ABS Challenge System has been confirmed for the 2026 MLB season. The Joint Competition Committee voted Tuesday afternoon to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge ...

ABS will be introduced in the form of a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer.

How will the ABS challenge system work? What effects will it have on the game? Just Baseball dives in to answer all these ...

Via MLB: In 288 games with the ABS Challenge System during Spring Training 2025, there were an average of 4.1 challenges per ...

One of baseball’s immutable rules is that a player can’t argue balls and strikes—until now. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball ...