Houston Astros manager Joe Espada encourages players to use automated ball-strike challenge system
Houston Astros manager Joe Espada wants his major-league players to take advantage of their limited exposure to the automated ...
How Dodgers Are Handling MLB’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System
This spring training, the Los Angeles Dodgers got their first taste of MLB’s automated ball-strike challenge system, a new feature being tested to improve the accuracy of umpire calls.
Rays Catcher Boldly Challenges Umpire's Call Way Out of Strike Zone
In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the New York Yankees, Rays right-handed pitcher Eric Orze fired a 3-2 changeup high above the strike zone. When the home plate umpire called ball ...
Cardinals using spring games to strategize review of called balls and strikes
Pitchers endlessly fiddling with their caps and gloves on the mound is a proud baseball tradition nearly as old as the game itself, but when Cody Poteet of the Chicago Cubs tapped the top of his head ...
First robot challenge in Yankees' game was comical thanks to Rays’ Ben Rortvedt
MLB is using an automated ball-strike system during most spring training games and it was in play for the Yankees-Rays' ...
Why ball-strike challenges decided by MLB robo umps are the start of something good
You’re going to love the robo ump. It’s here. It debuted Thursday in the first MLB spring training game. Nobody cried, nobody died. It’s fast, it’s easy, it works. Baseball has thrown some extra ...
How MLB will use the Automated Ball-Strike System, ABS, during Spring Training
Major League Baseball will use the new technology during select 2025 Spring Training games to get real-time results and ...