And now, MLB is close to implementing the ABS challenge system. Every club is allowed two managerial challenges to commence each All-Star game and postseason game, with one more to start other games.

This spring, MLB players can challenge ball and strike calls. The camera-based system is only an experiment for now — but it has the baseball world wondering where to draw the line with technology.

Firing managers or coaches is often done to send a message to a team. Play has not been up to standard, regardless of how ...

What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, Grapefruit League games.

The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026. ... Manager Rob Thomson says Thursday the numbers reflected that: ...

The automated ball-strike challenge system made its MLB debut Thursday in the Dodgers-Cubs spring training game. It's an early hit. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...

After a largely successful test run during spring training, the implementation of a computer-assisted strike zone feels inevitable. But major leaguers still have questions about whether it can work.

MLB’s spring training experiment — an automated ball/strike challenge system in the majors for the first time — has drawn positive reviews from Mets personnel, from manager Carlos Mendoza to ...

MLB’s Rob Manfred on Trump’s support for Pete Rose reinstatement; ABS challenge system’s ... found that he bet on the Cincinnati Reds to win while he was the team’s manager.