Where should the line be drawn when it comes to ABS? Katie Stratman / Imagn Images Shohei Ohtani homered three times in a four-game stretch, so it is safe to say that the baseball season is back and ...

Count columnist Jason Williams among those who think MLB's Automated Ball-Strike system is bad for the game. No matter how bad umpire CB Bucknor is, he doesn't deserve to be embarrassed by the system.

Major League Baseball has implemented the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system this season and it has been a huge hit. No pun intended. The players and fans love it. Here is how it works: Each ...

It feels good to get it right. “It” in this case being balls and strikes. MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System is helping to make those calls more right than ever. It makes you ...

The robots are here, and they are a hoot. MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system was the star of opening weekend, the main character in the first scene of this baseball season. Prior ...

Reds win back-to-back ABS challenges twice in one game, perfect so far The Reds are a perfect 6-for-6 on their challenges with the new Automated Ball-Strike system. Alas, poor CB Bucknor. The ...

Major League Baseball’s new era arrived faster than expected. José Caballero became the first player in MLB history to use the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system during a regular-season game ...

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...

After tinkering with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system for a few years, MLB brought the technology to the regular season in 2026. It didn’t take long before the new technology was put ...

From the moment MLB began testing an automated strike zone in the minor leagues, its eventual arrival to regular season MLB games was an inevitability. And that time has finally arrived. After testing ...

The 2026 MLB season introduces three major rule changes for various parts of the game. Teams now have a system to contest balls and strikes with the new ABS Challenge System. Coaches must stay in ...

Most often, chairs are a tool for sedentary tasks, like working at a computer, eating dinner, or binging Netflix. But they can also be used to level up your core strength. Yes, really. In fact, doing ...