MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.

ABS is MLB’s name for an automated strike zone — also known as robot umps. In a full ABS game, there will be a human umpire ...

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the ...

Major League Baseball will use the new technology during select 2025 Spring Training games to get real-time results and ...

Major League Baseball is testing the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training and Pete Alonso got his first ...

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The Chicago Cubs kicked off their exhibition schedule on Thursday against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles ...

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

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs met on Thursday for the first matchup of Spring Training, with the visiting Cubs ...

A bit of baseball history occurred during the Cubs’ spring training game against the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon.  Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to ...

He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.