SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin Verlander was on a minor-league rehab assignment when he got his first taste of the automated ball ...

umpire Mike Muchlinski declared the call of the ABS system of a ball outside the strike zone was "surprisingly correct" following a challenge and review by the San Diego Padres. The call came ...

Major League Baseball is experimenting with the ABS challenge system during spring training in 2025, but there are currently ...

The ABS challenge system is being tested this spring as MLB ponders a wider plunge. But it could erase pitch framing, one of ...

It's no coincidence that MLB is testing a version of the automatic ball-strike (ABS) system in spring training games this year, allowing pitchers, catchers, and hitters to challenge umpires ...