Terry Francona says Reds will opt out of ABS testing: ‘Why work on strategy we’re not going to use?’
Five parks in Arizona and eight in Florida have been fitted with the ABS challenge system technology this spring.
Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run: ‘It just muddies the waters’
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in ...
This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...
How Houston Astros view baseball's latest experiment: The automated ball-strike challenge system
It's not quite robo umpires but hitters and pitchers can challenge balls and strikes calls by umpires in certain stadiums ...
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Baseball returns, debut of ABS | Morning Lineup
Training game of 2025 featured the debut of the ABS Challenge System and more. Subscribe to MLB Morning Lineup wherever you ...
Padres ace Yu Darvish not a fan of ABS challenge system
As Major League Baseball continues experimenting with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, not all players are ...
Mets Notebook: Carlos Mendoza’s squad preparing to play under ABS challenge system in Grapefruit League games
Using it in spring training will help the league determine whether to implement the system at the major league level in 2026.