The New York Times

The robot umps are here: What to watch for with ABS this MLB spring training

MLB's Automated Ball-Strike challenge system is again part of spring training, but unlike last year, it will remain once the regular season starts. It's about to profoundly change baseball. K.C.
Yahoo! Sports

ABS challenge system is coming to MLB in 2026: Here's what you need to know

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is changing … again. Amid an era that has already seen significant alterations to the sport, most of which have been received favorably by fans and players ...
MLB

Getting measured for ABS is a science: 'People shrink over the course of a day'

PHOENIX -- Major League Baseball can’t implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System this season without knowing every hitter’s precise height, right down to the millimeter. So, like a ...
MLB

How Judge, all 6-foot-7 of him, plans to maximize new ABS challenge system

Aaron Judge challenges a call using ABS at #Yankees camp. Paul Blackburn on the mound. pic.twitter.com/tDrPhxSZvc — Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) February 18, 2026 ...
ESPN

MLB unveils ABS challenge system guidelines for 2026 season

SCOTTSDALE -- Major League Baseball finalized rules for the first year of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system, which will debut on Opening Day this season. Among the latest tweaks, teams ...