Freud: Against. The old system was fine. The individual umpire is the ego, keeping the id of the players honest, while the ...

With the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system in line to be fully integrated in Major League games at the start of next season, it will mark the biggest rule change the sport has seen since ...

The call at home plate is about to get a second opinion. Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to the game. Namely, automated ball‑strike challenges, letting players quickly ...

October 28 - Major League Baseball will begin testing a strike zone challenge system next year at spring training, commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Monday. Manfred previously said the automated ...

Major League Baseball has undergone significant changes in recent years, but arguably the most drastic is set to come at the start of the 2026 season. This past September, MLB announced plans to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a surprising twist that baseball purists might never have predicted, many Major League Baseball umpires have gone from resisting automated strike zones to actively embracing them.

Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball players will be able to challenge called balls and strikes in regular and postseason games for the first time. The widely expected adoption of the ...

May 24 - Commissioner Rob Manfred said the automated ball-strike system still needs work and likely will not be rolled out until at least 2026. Manfred addressed the current status of the system, ...

Aaron Judge is coming off three of the four best years ever produced in major league history — the lone exception coming in 2023, when a toe injury derailed his season, as well as the Yankees. And in ...