Major League Baseball changed forever last week with the opening act of the Automated-Ball Strike challenge system. Now, for the first time, the pitcher, catcher, or batter can challenge an umpire’s ...
There’s a first time for everything, but in baseball, firsts can be somewhat hard to come by given the 150-year history of the sport has seen more than 20,000 players suit up for millions and millions ...
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 ...
The introduction of ABS challenges to MLB have created various firsts throughout the 2026 season. The first challenge? José Caballero. The first successful challenge? Francisco Alvarez. The first walk ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aaron Judge believes the New York Yankees went a little bit overboard in their preparation for baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike System. Manager Aaron Boone acknowledges he's a ...
The more than century-old tradition of having a human umpire be the final authority on all ball-strike calls ended in the ...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Yankees’ José Caballero lost the first challenge taken to Major League Baseball’s so-called robot umpire, unsuccessfully appealing a strike by San Francisco Giants ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Judge believes the New York Yankees went a little bit overboard in their preparation for baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System. Manager Aaron Boone acknowledges he’s a ...