BALTIMORE – Josh Bell watched an inside pitch during his first at-bat of the season on Thursday, March 26, and he looked at home-plate umpire Laz Diaz, tilted his head and called for a timeout as he ...

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 introducing an challenge system for the 2026 season, giving players the ability to dispute home plate calls in real time.

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

Just years after the ghost runner and pitch clock rules significantly changed the rhythm of baseball, shortening game length, ...

For the first time in MLB history, batters, catchers and pitchers will be able to appeal the fraction-of-an-inch calls that ...

If you haven't watched any spring training games, this should familiarize you with the latest innovation in MLB games.

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 shutout innings on opening day, joining Catfish Hunter (1977), Ron Guidry ...

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

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.