MLB will introduce robot umpires in 2026 with the Automated Ball-Strike System. Human umpires make calls, but teams can challenge them to the computer. The technology has been tested in the minors, ...

With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of next season, it will mark the biggest rule change the sport has seen since ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baseball’s technological revolution continues as Major League Baseball officially announced that robot umpires – or more precisely, the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system – ...

Major League Baseball has undergone significant changes in recent years, but arguably the most drastic is set to come at the start of the 2026 season. This past September, MLB announced plans to ...

Major League Baseball will implement automated ball and strike technology in 2026 following approval by the league’s 11-member competition committee [1]. The Automated Ball/Strike System (ABS) will ...

MLB will implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System permanently in 2026. Fans and managers, including Terry Francona, generally support the ABS after testing it. The system allows ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - When the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season begins in the spring, its newest innovation will be in the starting. The Automated Ball-Strike, or ABS challenge system, is ...

PHOENIX – After review, the ruling on the field has been overturned. The status quo for baseball has changed. MLB will implement the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge system next year during the regular ...

Xander Bogaerts can’t wait for the automated ball-strike system. The Padres’ shortstop went off when talking to reporters after he was called out on strikes on a 3-2 count on a ball that appeared to ...