MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted 9-2 to approve the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23, two persons on the competition committee told USA TODAY Sports, after commissioner ...

Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone.

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

The ABS system has been used in various levels of the minor leagues since 2021. In 2022, the system was put in place for all Triple-A games. MLB tested out the system during spring training this year ...

Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and during the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, and now the system will come into full effect in the major ...

NEW YORK — 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 the ...

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 the major ...

NEW YORK -- Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...

San Diego Padres fans erupted in anger after a controversial strike call in a playoff game against the Chicago Cubs. A seemingly low and outside pitch ...

Baseball's automated Ball-strike appeal system used above in spring training will be used during next year's MLB season. (AP photo) NEW YORK (AP) — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big ...

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps. How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the ...