Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday with the strong expectation that the Automated Ball Strike ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on ...

Robots are coming to the major leagues, but only partially. The MLB’s competition committee approved the use of the Automated ...

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 ...

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...

Major League Baseball announced on Sept. 23 that the ABS challenge system was approved for MLB play by a vote of the joint competition committee.