MLB experimented with the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system in spring training this year and liked the results.

Major League Baseball has announced today that the the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System will be in place for the 2026 ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...

With a tap of their head, players will be able to trigger an automated review when they disagree with an umpire's call. In ...

Getting calls right is part of that consideration, and MLB has the technology to help umpires with the strike zone just as ...

Major League Baseball is expected to implement a challenge-based, Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system in 2026. Read more at ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted to approve the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23 after commissioner Rob Manfred passionately lobbied for the change. The players have been ...

Ever since Billy McLean became the first major league umpire in 1876, the umpire has been baseball’s Supreme Court—the highest court in the land. It helped McLe ...

The 11-person committee — comprised of six owners, four players and one umpire — is expected to approve the ABS system for ...

MLB’s ABS debuts in 2026: hitters, pitchers and catchers can challenge strike-zone calls, two per team, under a committee-approved plan.

Tuesday, MLB’s Competition Committee, which consists of six owners, four players and one umpire, approved the ABS system for use in major league games in 2026. Here’s how it will work, per the league.