Under the discipline, announced Friday by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, Urías will be reinstated July 17. He's the first ...

During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...

The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which uses Hawk-Eye technology was rolled up from the minors into the majors for an ...

Sasaki struggles with command and walks five in three innings, but Shohei Ohtani, Kiké Hernandez and Tommy Edman homer in a 6 ...

Sasaki struggled with his command and walked five in three innings. But Kike’ Hernandez drove in three runs and Shohei Ohtani ...

Ohtani, who admits to being “nervous,” has two hits and scores two runs, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto combines with the bullpen to hold the Cubs to three hits in a 4-1 win.

In a self-deprecating moment as Major League Baseball umpires begin to get used to the league's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system, umpire Mike Muchlinski declared the call of ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days and now that includes Major League Baseball. The league is testing new robot umpires during spring training in the form of an ...

The data, according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, actually shows MLB umpires were not much worse or much better in 2024 than any other recent seasons. In fact, Arraez and the ...

you've probably noticed that MLB has started testing an automated strike zone. And the best part about the system may be that umpires are getting a dose of accountability in real time. That's ...

The umpire then announces the updated count.MLB estimates the process averages 17 seconds.Where will ABS be tested?MLB has installed the system in 13 spring training ballparks that are home to 19 ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.