The automated system will let players contest balls and strikes

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has another task added to his to-do list before every game this year. In addition to his normal scouting reports on each opposing hitter that he uses to devise a game plan,

MLB fans rip at a female umpire for a terrible call in a spring training game, earning her comparisons with the notorious Angel Hernandez.

Managers and umpires will forever find ways to go at each other’s throats. But maybe not as colorfully as in days of old.

ABS stands for the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System that is being used in baseball and coming to MLB starting in 2026. It helps to ensure important calls are being made correctly and offers balance between human umpires and previously incorporated " robot umps ."

The former Dodgertown spring training facility faced an uncertain future after the Dodgers left in 2008. Former MLB umpire Bruce Froemming advocated for keeping baseball at the Vero Beach site. Peter O’Malley was instrumental in transforming the complex ...

The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system will be a part of regular-season games for the first time in 2026. Dilip Vishwanat / Getty Images “Did I miss that pitch?” That’s a question Major League Baseball umpires will soon be able to ask a ...

Kerwin Danley became the first African American umpire crew chief in Major League Baseball when a series of promotions, additions and retirements were announced Thursday. “I think it’s a significant moment in the history of baseball,” Danley told The ...