Tag: Automated Strike Zone

Dave Roberts: MLB Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System ‘All Positive’

The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system made its MLB debut in Spring Training this year as testing continues for an eventual full implementation into the regular season. The Los Angeles Dodgers were among the teams with ABS set up at…

Blake Williams

Dodgers Spring Training: Max Muncy Became Center Of Joke Related To ABS Challenge

After a season of testing in the Minor Leagues, the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system has made its first appearance in a Major Leagues setting as part of Spring Training this year. It is an important first step for an…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

MLB Using Robot Umpires: What To Know About ABS Challenge System

Major League Baseball has introduced several new rules in recent seasons, but perhaps the most significant one is being tested during Spring Training this year. After experimenting with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system across the Minor Leagues, MLB has…

Matt Borelli

Dodgers Spring Training: Cody Poteet Uses 1st Test Of ABS Challenge System Against Max Muncy

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs met on Thursday for the first matchup of Spring Training, with the visiting Cubs winning a lopsided affair. However, the lopsided score took a backseat to player performances and the debut of Major…

Scott Geirman

Rob Manfred Details MLB’s Progress With ABS Challenge System

While potential new changes like a golden at-bat and mandatory minimums for starting pitchers seem to be no more than fantasy at this point, there could be more tangible change on the horizon for MLB's rulebook. That process is going…

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

MLB Could Implement ABS Challenge System In 2025 Spring Training

The latest evolution in the way an MLB game is played is seeing great strides being made and could see play...

Sebastian Abdón Ibarra

Walker Buehler: Automated Strike Zone Works ‘Better Than I Thought’ But Unsure About Use In MLB

Walker Buehler is currently in the process of completing his rehab assignment with Triple-A Oklahoma...

Scott Geirman

Major League Baseball Utilizing Automated Strike Zone In Triple-A Games

With pace of play and defensive alignment among various rule changes that Major League Baseball implemented for the 2023 season...

Scott Geirman

MLB CBA Rumors: Players Association Rejected Automated Strike Zone

Major League Baseball and the Players Association (MLBPA) are 'deadlocked' in negotiations for a new collective...

Blake Williams

MLB Rumors: Automated Strike Zone Will Be Tested At Triple-A During 2022 Season

Incorrect balls and strikes calls have been a part of baseball since its invention, but now it might be closer to...

Blake Williams

Atlantic League Removing Automated Ball-Strike System, But Keeping Some Experimental MLB Rules

The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced it is changing the distance of the pitching rubber...

Matt Borelli

MLB Rumors: Automated Strike Zone, Players Sitting In Stands Among Proposed Changes With Beginning MLB Season In Arizona

As Major League Baseball continues to take cues from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...

Matthew Moreno