Twins hitters get fired up as they practice challenging ball and strike calls
Harrison Bader watched a called third strike during a live batting practice session at Hammond Stadium on Thursday, and the group of hitters behind him started hollering at him. “Challenge it!
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Dodgers and Cubs get first look at automated ball-strike challenges
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenge got its first test run in big league Spring Training on Thursday afternoon, ...
Ump show: It took robots 1 inning to make human MLB umpires look horrible
It didn't take long for the ABS system to prove human umpires wrong during MLB's first spring training game of 2025.
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during MLB spring training exhibition games starting ...
Robot umps are here: What MLB players need to know to navigate ABS this spring
Here is what every big leaguer needs to know about ABS, according to players and managers who have experience with it in the ...
MLB’s robo-umps are here, plus More Devers/Bregman fallout
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