We're now nearly one full month into the 2026 MLB season, which means we're nearly one month into life with the Automated ...

The ABS challenge system has been one of the best stories in baseball so far this season, and Jeff Passan has been one of the best people to follow on the subject. The ESPN MLB insider has been ahead ...

When the crack of the bat signals opening day for the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season today, there will be a new addition to the diamond: robot umpires. The technological change has been ...

Jim Joyce was voted the best umpire in Major League Baseball in a poll of 100 players conducted by ESPN the Magazine. Joyce made national headlines when he missed a call at first base that cost ...

Three weeks into the season, baseball's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has begun to fade into the background. You couldn't not notice it that first weekend. It was new and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in ...

MLB ABS challenge system has a few weeks under its belt and here's some stats to know.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that — in theory — Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike system shouldn't favor batters or pitchers. In practice, he thinks one ...