Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System.

Automated systems have been experimented with in different baseball leagues as far back as 2019, but the ABS Challenge System came this year to MLB spring training, where 52.2% of challenged calls ...

Major League Baseball announced on Sept. 23 that the ABS challenge system was approved for MLB play by a vote of the joint competition committee.

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...