A month after the ball, everyone is still on a high. But as the dust settles, and everyone proceeds to post their last few behind-the-scenes photos and materials, we share details on how an event like ...

In recent years, we've seen MLB become more receptive to the technology at its disposal. The league expanded the replay challenge rules, added a pitch clock and introduced Statcast to elevate how fans ...

Beginning in 2026, the “Challenge System” will be used in all Spring Training, Championship Season, and Postseason games. The Competition Committee – comprised of six owners, four active players and ...

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor ...

PHOENIX — Before the first major league spring game to include an automated challenge system for reviewing balls and strikes, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had only one rule. “I told Muncy not to ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Technology aiding ball and strike calls in Major League Baseball may not be a matter of if, but when. “I know in the future it’s coming,” Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña ...

Next season, the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be introduced to the major leagues. After experimenting with the process in the minors and in spring training, the ABS Challenge ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — At 2:39 p.m. on Wednesday, Cal Raleigh crouched behind a plate at the Peoria Sports Complex. After catching coordinator Zac Livingston fed baseballs into a pitching machine, the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball (MLB) is introducing robots to spring training this year on a trial basis in the form of the ABS (Alternate Ball-Strike System). ABS will peer over the home ...

1. Major League Baseball scored a big victory with the pitch clock in 2023. The league has another potential win on its hands with the automated ball-strike system (ABS). The challenge system is being ...