The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.

Overreaction runs rampant in fantasy baseball in early April. When a player hits 2 HR in a game, he is the next coming of Babe Ruth. A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has ...

The Mets and all of Major League Baseball will have to navigate a new way to determine balls and strikes in 2026. Starting on Opening Day, the automatic ball and strike (ABS) challenge system will be ...

Major League Baseball changed forever last week with the opening act of the Automated-Ball Strike challenge system. Now, for the first time, the pitcher, catcher, or batter can challenge an umpire’s ...

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 ...

The New York Yankees have spent much of the 2025 season chasing October, but this week they found themselves debating a different kind of opponent: the strike zone itself. Major League Baseball has ...

TORONTO — Two outs. Bases loaded. The game tied 1-1 in the bottom of the second. Lucas Giolito delivered his 2-2 pitch to George Springer up and away. Springer let it go. Strike three. Springer was ...

The 2026 MLB season introduces three major rule changes for various parts of the game. Teams now have a system to contest balls and strikes with the new ABS Challenge System. Coaches must stay in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. MLB announced Tuesday that the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System ...

The NHL's review system was under scrutiny on Monday after Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski had his game-winning goal overturned after an offside challenge in Game 2 against the Senators. Josh Lavallee / ...