MLB is putting a spotlight on the next generation of players this week with a series of games called the Spring Breakout that feature rosters of franchises’ top prospects. And because the games are ...

PHOENIX — For more than 150 years, the game of baseball has relied on humans behind home plate to call balls and strikes. This spring, for the first time in Major League history, players will be able ...

Rejoice, MLB fans, robot umpires are almost here ... well, kind of. The league joint competition committee met Tuesday to vote on whether to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system to ...

PHOENIX — Before the first major league spring game to include an automated challenge system for reviewing balls and strikes, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had only one rule. “I told Muncy not to ...

Major League Baseball will continue to test the automatic ball-strike challenge system at the All-Star game in Atlanta. / Denis Poroy-Imagn Images Major League Baseball will continue testing the ...

PHOENIX — What once felt like a scene out of baseball science fiction will become reality Thursday afternoon when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Chicago Cubs in the first spring training game of ...

This creates a fascinating dilemma. The runner successfully steals second base, but the catcher doesn’t attempt a throw because he believes the inning is over with the called third strike. If the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Major League Baseball will introduce an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System beginning in the 2026 season, allowing players to contest umpire calls on balls and strikes for the ...