There were 30 total ABS challenges in Major League Baseball on Thursday's Opening Day. One player issued more challenges than any other on ball-strike calls: Chicago White Sox catcher Edgar Quero.

Feb 22, 2026; Fort Myers, Florida, USA; Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora (13) looks on from the dugout during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at JetBlue Park at Fenway South. Mandatory ...

SAN FRANCISCO — José Caballero made history Wednesday night, just not successfully. The Yankees shortstop became the first player to challenge a pitch using the automated ball-strike system during the ...

Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System for regular-season play this ...

Victoria Police is grappling with the increased use of key reprogramming devices in car thefts across the state. The devices, designed for mechanics to unlock cars, are now used in up to 40 per cent ...

PEORIA, Ariz. — Nick Pivetta pounds his first into his glove after big strikeouts as he stalks off the mound. He’s usually screaming something simultaneously. He leans and ducks and bends in ways that ...

TEMPE, Ariz. — A few times through the middle innings of the Angels’ game on Tuesday, a hitter would disagree with an umpire’s call, and then glare into the ...

MESA, Ariz. — When it comes to the Automatic Ball Strike challenge system, manager Stephen Vogt prefers that the Guardians’ catchers and hitters use it to challenge an umpire’s call. Pitchers can ...

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 ...

SURPRISE, Ariz. — Last year, spring training games used ABS as an experiment. Now, it’s a springboard into the regular season. MLB’s decision to go to the automated ball strike system — which was ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jose Altuve took the first pitch he saw from Hunter Brown in a live batting practice Friday and tapped his helmet, signaling for a challenge under the automatic ball-strike ...