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

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...

MLB approved a new automatic balls and strikes system set to start in 2026. Here's everything to know about the ABS challenge ...

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

MLB will be using the ABS challenge system throughout the entire 2026 season. Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and during the 2025 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey.

Major League Baseball has done a lot of experimenting lately. Rule changes have been hitting the scene left and right. It wasn't until very recently that challenges were introduced into the sport, and ...

Major League Baseball is implementing the ABS challenge system in 2026. How do the Arizona Diamondbacks feel about it, and what might it mean for the team?

Early this week Major League Baseball’s Joint Competition Committee voted to implement the automated ball strike challenge ...

It didn't come to a surprise for anyone in the Diamondbacks' clubhouse that the (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next year.