After several years of experimenting with ABS in the minor leagues, the system was tested this spring at the MLB level. Dugouts were equipped with iPads for players to register complaints on pitch ...

MLB's latest venture appears to be taking more of the human element out of the game, with a test run of an automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system put in during 2025 spring training.

Major League Baseball today announced the All-Spring Breakout Teams, as selected by the staff of MLB Pipeline, following last weekend’s series of 15 games that showcased the game’s future stars. The ...

Trey Yesavage knows how to make a first impression, even if he has had to wait a while. Pitching in his first pro game since ...

The Red Sox successfully challenged the umpire with MLB's experimental ABS system in a 7-4 spring training loss to the Blue ...

Max Lofy’s body is telling him it’s time for the final spring football session of his college career ... Finally, a cardiac MRI revealed Lofy had limited ejection fraction in his heart. Essentially, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) reacts as he walks off the court after an NBA basketball game ...

Because they have, you know, ejection seats. The technology dates back to the 1910s, when it first popped as an idea into the head of a parachute maker named Everard Calthrop, followed shortly ...

As the age of the jet fighter dawned following the conflict, the need for an ejection system increased as aircraft speeds increased. Manual escape from fighter jets flying at high speeds was ...

Major League Baseball is testing an automated balls and strikes challenge system in spring training. / MLB 1. Major League Baseball scored a big victory with the pitch clock in 2023. The league ...

The start of March marks the beginning of spring - at least as far as weather forecasters are concerned. It will sometimes feel like spring has sprung this week thanks to some relatively warm ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Major League Baseball’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) will be used in eight Atlanta Braves games this spring. The system will be tested in roughly 60 ...