Mets Notebook: Carlos Mendoza’s squad preparing to play under ABS challenge system in Grapefruit League games
Using it in spring training will help the league determine whether to implement the system at the major league level in 2026.
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Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...
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Dodgers and Cubs get first look at automated ball-strike challenges
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenge got its first test run in big league Spring Training on Thursday afternoon, ...
ABS challenge system early hit as it makes MLB debut in Dodgers-Cubs spring training game
The automated ball-strike challenge system made its MLB debut Thursday in the Dodgers-Cubs spring training game. It's an ...
Bobby Miller leaves Dodgers’ game after being hit in head by line drive
Miller entered the team’s Cactus League opener in the third inning and was facing his second batter when Michael Busch’s line ...
What is ABS? Explaining MLB spring training challenge system
MLB will be testing an automatic balls and strikes challenge system this spring training. Here's how it works.
MLB sees very first challenge using Automatic Balls-Strikes system in spring training
For the first time in MLB history, a pitch was challenged using the new Automated Ball-Strikes system — and the call on the ...
This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions ...
Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the ...
MLB spring training 2025 features robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges
What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, Grapefruit League games.
The Creator of Battle Royales Wants to Reshape Gaming — Again
In reality, it was the work of Brendan Greene ( otherwise called “PlayerUnknown”) that kick-started the battle royale craze, and with it, the success of Fortnite and its many imitators. Nowadays, ...
MLB’s robo-umps are here, plus More Devers/Bregman fallout
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