Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt tried to pull a fast one on MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system on ...

The pitch was called a ball, but it was close, right on the edge of the strike zone. For an instant, Diamondbacks pitcher ...

There are no immediate plans to introduce the system in regular-season games yet. Questions remain about how large a role it ...

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MLB is weighing options to dramatically reduce or remove the ubiquitous broadcast strike-zone box as part of bringing the ...

Diaz’s inability to steal strikes and Paredes’ perpetual victimization by poor umpiring would, at the very least, be ...

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

For years, MLB fans have begged the league to do something about the atrocious umpiring behind the plate. Pitchers are ...

MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the ...

Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

The Chicago Cubs will kick off their spring training schedule Thursday, and they’ll make a bit of unique MLB history in the ...

It's not quite robo umpires but hitters and pitchers can challenge balls and strikes calls by umpires in certain stadiums ...