During Tuesday's Cactus League game between the Angels and Rangers, outfielder Wyatt Langford hit a slow, bouncing grounder ...

A future Hall of Fame pitcher admits the incursion of legalized gambling in baseball was a factor in the players' decision to ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred repeatedly denied Pete Rose ’s request to be reinstated while Rose was alive. Manfred should remain a Rose denier. Complying with his wishes now, just because Rose has ...

The umpire then announces the updated count.MLB estimates the process averages 17 seconds.Where will ABS be tested?MLB has installed the system in 13 spring training ballparks that are home to 19 ...

Major League Baseball players like to believe that they could call a game better than the umpire standing behind home plate. Now they’re finally getting a chance to prove it.

which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them. Starting in 2024, MLB focused testing on a challenge system in which the human umpire makes ...

Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt tried to pull a fast one on MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system on Friday afternoon. In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the ...

If they challenge, the pitch graphic appears on the scoreboard and broadcast, and the umpire updates the count. The MLB says this takes about 17 seconds. The MLB has been testing ABS challenges in ...

This Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), which has been in development for four years in the minor leagues, could aid MLB home plate umpires as early as 2026. The ABS uses a network of cameras ...