MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.

Starting Thursday at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers and Cubs will open Cactus League play, the ABS challenge system will ...

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An automated ball-strike challenge system is debuting in MLB's spring training this year, the latest development to come out ...

Here is what every big leaguer needs to know about ABS, according to players and managers who have experience with it in the ...

Each team will have two challenges per game to call into question ball or strike calls. If the challenge is upheld by the ...

What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, ...

Major League Baseball will use the new technology during select 2025 Spring Training games to get real-time results and ...

A bit of baseball history occurred during the Cubs’ spring training game against the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon. Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to ...

Robot umpires haven't arrived at Major League Baseball ... than 60% of spring training games across Arizona and Florida. The setup represents a compromise between humans and full ABS, allowing ...

In recent years, we’ve seen MLB become more ... ball-strike system (ABS), teams will have the option to challenge ball-strike calls in the majority of spring training games.

Beginning Thursday, the automated ball and strike system will allow players to challenge umpires’ calls. If all goes well, ...