The biggest change that came to the MLB in 2026 has been the installation of the brand-new ABS challenge system. While umpires are still the ones calling balls and strikes, the ABS challenge system ...

Ten percent of the season is in the books. Does Major League Baseball play any differently after three weeks of the automatic ball-strike challenge system? Perhaps ...

Nobody likes getting called out at work — especially when doing so happens on a JumboTron in front of tens of thousands of folks. Some MLB umpires are “stewing” about the new Automated Ball-Strike ...

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...

The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system has become the craze of the baseball universe through nearly two weeks of the MLB season. The instant tap of the head by a batter, catcher or pitcher ...

The New York Yankees lead the AL East in ABS challenge percentage at 65.5%, outperforming early narratives about their pitchers struggling. The Oakland Athletics boast the best ABS percentage in ...

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CB Bucknor is having a rough week. CB Bucknor is having a rough week. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. During ...

Count columnist Jason Williams among those who think MLB's Automated Ball-Strike system is bad for the game. No matter how bad umpire CB Bucknor is, he doesn't deserve to be embarrassed by the system.

It feels good to get it right. “It” in this case being balls and strikes. MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System is helping to make those calls more right than ever. It makes you ...

Dan Bellino had his CB Bucknor moment during Monday’s game. Kurtz immediately tapped on his helmet to initiate an automated ball-strike (ABS) system challenge. In the end, it turned out that Bellino’s ...

The robots are here, and they are a hoot. MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system was the star of opening weekend, the main character in the first scene of this baseball season. Prior ...