A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition ...

ABS is MLB’s name for an automated strike zone — also known as robot umps. In a full ABS game, there will be a human umpire ...

The Automated Ball-Strike system, or ABS system, which was tested at the Triple-A level during the 2023 and '24 seasons, is ...

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Here is what every big leaguer needs to know about ABS, according to players and managers who have experience with it in the minor leagues.