Spring training is a place where players can work out some rust and get ready for the long season ahead. But they aren't the ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

For the first time since MLB began testing it in the independent Atlantic League six years ago, an automated ball and strike system — robo-ump, colloquially — will be in place for a major ...

It didn't take long for the ABS system to prove human umpires wrong during MLB's first spring training game of 2025. What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all?

Thursday's Cactus League opener, a 12-4 Cubs win, saw the first use of an automated ball-strike challenge system, commonly known as a "robot ump," between MLB teams. The Cubs used the challenge ...

PHOENIX — The robo ump could kill K-Zone ... way we currently do it with the challenge system,” said Morgan Sword, MLB’s executive vice president for baseball operations, at a press ...

Training always brings a sense of renewal, a fresh start, a clean slate where every team, no matter how last season ended, ...

(Grapefruit League action commences Friday.) This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ball-strike system (ABS for short ...

The best remaining free agents include OF Alex Verdugo. [Related: 2025 MLB free-agent rumors tracker; 2025 MLB free-agent rankings: Juan Soto leads top 30] Here are all the latest notable signings ...

The MLB regular season is scheduled to start in Tokyo, Japan on March 18 on FOX, with MLB's traditional Opening Day scheduled for Thursday, March 27. This is the earliest Opening Day in MLB history.