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

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two persons on the competition committee told USA TODAY Sports, after commissioner ...

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

Following years of testing in the minor leagues, as well as during spring training, MLB forged ahead with a system in which ...

The MLB joint competition committee announced it was instituting an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS, starting ...

Major League Baseball will introduce robot umpires in 2026 after its competition committee approved the Automated Ball-Strike ...

Baseball embraces robo umps with a new challenge system, balancing technology with tradition to improve accuracy and cut disputes.

The Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System is the game's latest high-tech and a compromise between owners and players ...

ABS is set to be implemented for spring training, the regular season and the playoffs. Teams will have two challenges, initiated by a pitcher, catcher or batter, in a process that takes about 15 ...

Dan Patrick discusses the MLB approving a plan to implement an automated strike zone challenge system in 2026, breaking down ...

Major League Baseball announced on Sept. 23 that the ABS challenge system was approved for MLB play by a vote of the joint competition committee.

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System.