Over the season's first three days, the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system has changed things drastically. Steph Chambers / Getty Images It took all of five days for Major League Baseball’s ...

The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system was built to fix MLB's strike zone. One machine, one standard, every pitch the same regardless of count, park or pitcher reputation. The idea was simple: Remove ...

At the end of year one of the ABS system, how are you feeling about it? The Toronto Blue Jays‘ slim playoff hopes ended on Wednesday afternoon. They lost the first game of a doubleheader against the ...

Baseball can be a game of physics and statistics, so I was surprised during a recent major league game in Seattle when a technical measurement sent the crowd into a tizzy. In the May 1 matchup, Kansas ...

Another major change is coming to MLB. Just years after the ghost runner and pitch clock rules significantly changed the rhythm of baseball, shortening game length, the league is now addressing a ...

At the end of year one of the ABS system, how are you feeling about it? Blue Jays Win Bizarre Challenge for Weird Rule vs. Orioles The Toronto Blue Jays‘ slim playoff hopes ended on Wednesday ...

Albert Suárez celebrates with Samuel Basallo, whose quick thinking on an ABS challenge secured the Orioles' victory. Greg Fiume / Getty Images In a major-league first, a game ended Wednesday on a walk ...

Spring training has provided a proving ground for Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike challenge system and the results have been quite positive. The entire process is short and ...

MLB has put in place a lot of rule changes over the last six years. There’s the automatic runner in extra innings, but only a small percentage of games go into extra innings. The pitch clock changed ...

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...