That's because "robot umpires," in a sense, have officially arrived to MLB. The human element remains, but players will now ...

The 2026 MLB season debuts ABS, allowing pitchers, catchers and batters to challenge umpire ball-strike calls.

The New York Yankees' José Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball's so-called robot umpire.

Major League Baseball is back with a new automated ball-strike system, or ABS. In every ballpark, the precise location of ...

Major League Baseball is introducing an challenge system for the 2026 season, giving players the ability to dispute home ...

The more than century-old tradition of having a human umpire be the final authority on all ball-strike calls ended in the ...

Max Fried (1-0) allowed two hits in 6 1/3 innings to became just the fifth Yankees pitcher since 1969 with at least 6 1/3 ...

In the first ABS challenge, the robot ump actually proved the human had it right. The Netflix broadcast appeared unprepared ...

Ahead of MLB's Opening Day, WWE legend John Cena sat down and explained the rules of the new ABS challenge system to the fans ...

The Automated Ball-Strike System is displayed on the scoreboard after a challenged call during a 2025 Spring Training game.

If New York Yankees ace Max Fried throws a clear strike to San Francisco Giants slugger Rafael Devers on Wednesday night, and ...

I think it’s embarrassing, embarrassing to the umpires that are calling the game. Nobody likes to be humiliated in front of ...