Three weeks into the season, baseball's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has begun to fade into the background. You couldn't not notice it that first weekend. It was new and ...

Roblox announced Monday it will roll out new age-based accounts for young users as the popular gaming platform continues to face criticism and lawsuits over the safety of children. The ...

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...

The New York Yankees lead the AL East in ABS challenge percentage at 65.5%, outperforming early narratives about their pitchers struggling. The Oakland Athletics boast the best ABS percentage in ...

Just like with the pitch clock, the advent of robot umpires did not break Major League Baseball. The automated ball-strike system (ABS) debuted in the major leagues Wednesday after years of testing in ...

The new ABS system is requiring precise measurements of every player. That made 250 hitters suddenly shorten to their true heights. Illustration: Kelsea Petersen / The Athletic; iStock He wasn’t 6 ...

The introduction of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system has come with an interesting side effect: MLB players appear to be shrinking. Earlier this month, when teams unveiled players’ ...

Thanks to the institution of the ABS pitch challenge system in Major League Baseball this season, 225 of the 430 hitters listed on Opening Day rosters are now listed at shorter heights than they were ...

The automated ball-strike (ABS) system has been implemented in Major League Baseball this year and here, on just the fifth day of the regular season, we have our first ABS-related ejection. Twins ...

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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO — There it was, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, the outcome of a ball-strike call deciding by a machine. It happened in the fourth inning Wednesday night in the New ...