Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...

Detailed view of the scoreboard showing an ABS ball and strike challenge call being overturned to a strikeout during the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at ...

From the moment MLB began testing an automated strike zone in the minor leagues, its eventual arrival to regular season MLB games was an inevitability. And that time has finally arrived. After testing ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

Call them an extra set of eyes. With the start of Major League Baseball's regular season this week, the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System makes its debut in all 30 ballparks. The system, ...

Baseball has entered a new age with the automated ball strike-system—and some players are catching on more quickly than others. ABS is here, and it is glorious. MLB’s new challenge system for balls ...

Another major change is coming to MLB. Just years after the ghost runner and pitch clock rules significantly changed the rhythm of baseball, shortening game length, the league is now addressing a ...

Players and managers were able to get used to ABS during spring training, but Opening Day will likely be the first time many fans experience the system. Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images ...

Some teams are being aggressive. Others are holding back. ABS strategy is a work in progress. Ryan Sirius Sun / Getty Images One week into the ABS challenge system, the Boston Red Sox have a clearly ...

OLYMPIA — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a high-earners income tax into law Monday, enacting a 9.9% levy on earnings of more than $1 million, and kicking off a campaign of legal and ballot challenges from ...

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