But ABS means catchers who are not expert at subtly framing pitches, such as Francisco Alvarez of the Mets and Shea Langeliers of the Athletics, can stop yanking pitches two or more inches out of the ...

Things we predicted in the preview: a José Ramírez homer, and the Guardians fighting hard to even up the series. Both things ...

Every time the Royals battled back, the Brewers stayed one step ahead of them and held the Royals off from fully overcoming ...

The Baltimore Orioles made MLB history on Wednesday. They became the first team ever to win a game on a successful ABS ...

MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system was the star of opening weekend, the main character in the first scene ...

The first 3-game series of the 2026 Baltimore Orioles season was won in dramatic, come-from-behind fashion. The O's protected home field at Camden Yards with an ...

The 2026 MLB season is officially here, but not without one of the most major changes in the history of the sport. After a century-and-a-half of complete human element behind home plate, batters, ...

A historic baseball moment will forever be remembered for being overshadowed by an in-game manager interview. Those waiting for the first Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge Wednesday may have felt ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Baseball’s new reality has arrived. Blink, and you’d miss it. The Giants came out on the winning side of the first Automated Balls and Strikes (ABS) challenged pitch in MLB history.

SAN FRANCISCO — There it was, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, the outcome of a ball-strike call deciding by a machine. It happened in the fourth inning Wednesday night in the New ...