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MLB’s automated strike zone set to transform baseball in 2026

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Baseball’s technological revolution continues as Major League Baseball officially announced that robot umpires – or more precisely, the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system – ...
Yahoo! Sports

Robot Umps Officially Coming to MLB

The robots are officially coming. Major League Baseball will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) beginning in the 2026 season. Fans have been clamoring for this for years so ...
New York Post

Padres’ Xander Bogaerts can’t wait for automatic strike zone after season-changing call in wild-card loss

Xander Bogaerts can’t wait for the automated ball-strike system. The Padres’ shortstop went off when talking to reporters after he was called out on strikes on a 3-2 count on a ball that appeared to ...
WUFT

MLB will allow players to challenge balls and strikes starting in 2026

Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball players will be able to challenge called balls and strikes in regular and postseason games for the first time. The widely expected adoption of the ...
Yardbarker

Will Smith Has ‘Mixed Feelings’ About ABS Challenge System

Major League Baseball has undergone significant changes in recent years, but arguably the most drastic is set to come at the start of the 2026 season. This past September, MLB announced plans to ...