During the World Baseball Classic, most of the rules are fairly similar to what fans will see during a typical MLB game played in the United States. One notable difference, however, is that the ...

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.

PHOENIX — Flashing bleached hair under his cap as he settles in with his new team, Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz threw his first pitch of Thursday’s live bating practice session to Freddie Freeman. It was ...

Major League Baseball's exhibition season gets underway Friday afternoon. Unlike most years, this round of spring training isn't just serving as a warm-up for the players, but rather will also serve ...

Beginning this season, teams will be granted at least two challenges of the home-plate umpire’s strike zone each game, as well as an additional challenge in extra innings, if their initial two have ...

TAMPA, Fla. – Ben Rice tapped his helmet and a moment later, the strike called against him was reversed to a ball. Testing MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike system during live batting practices at ...

The ABS Challenge System was first utilized in MLB during spring training in 2025. | Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images MLB games will look different in spring ...

The ABS operator sits in the press box at LECOM Park during a spring training game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies on Friday, Mar. 7, 2025. Major League Baseball is testing an ...

When alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin casually dropped a video showing what she jokingly called her “back abs,” the internet predictably lost its collective mind. The clip shows etched lines and ...

They're calling it the "six-back". When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You know what, even though this is the type of thing I’d ...

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — Bring on the robots, tap your helmet if you disagree, and tell your analytic department it better preparing be for a whole new wave of research. The automated ball/strike system is ...

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