When the first spring training games begin this week, something new will be in use: an automated ball-strike umpiring system. After years of trials in the minor leagues, it gets a major league test.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball might test a version of the automated strike zone in major-league spring training next season, commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday. If successful, the ...

PHOENIX — Commissioner Rob Manfred held a press conference Tuesday as part of spring training media day in Arizona, and he discussed several pressing topics for MLB entering the 2025 season. Manfred ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the ...

JUPITER, Fla. – One big change for the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training experience this year is the arrival of an automated ball-strike system (ABS), unofficially known by some as robot umpires.

Major League Baseball is making strides toward potentially improving the accuracy of called strikes and balls. Per The Athletic's Evan Drellich, commissioner Rob Manfred said MLB plans to test the ...