Saw a hitter, catcher, or pitcher tap their helmet after a pitch and wondered what just happened. Here’s a clear guide to MLB’s ABS challenge system, including who can challenge, how many challenges ...

Major League Baseball is bringing technology to the mound in 2026 as the ABS Challenge System lets pitchers, catchers and ...

Major League Baseball will use the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) during the entire 2026 season ABS CHALLENGE ...

The robot umpires are here. Well, only kind of. MLB has a new ABS challenge system, and its implementation begins in Spring Training before being used throughout the regular season and postseason, too ...

Similar to regular instant replay, the goal of the ABS challenge system is to correct the most egregious missed calls, though we will inevitably see some ticky-tack replays as well. More than a few ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

NEW YORK — 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. ABS will be ...

At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing.

Already a talking point in the Major League, MLB The Show 26 brings the latest umpiring technology to the franchise via the addition of the ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) Challenge System. But how does ...

The 2026 MLB season will be the first with the new ABS Challenge System in place. MLB introduces Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System with player-initiated challenges for disputed calls. Players ...

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they are going to make a change for the 2026 season. MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...