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• Carson Kelly Is ABS Monster, Showing Advanced Feel for Challenges
This is the third of four pieces on MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, I think. The next will look at how the stat is affecting the game overall, with an eye toward what Nico Hoerner was saying in the first installment about how ABS opens the road for more influence by robot umps. ABS was … The post Carson Kelly Is ABS Monster, Showing Advanced Feel for Challenges appeared f...2026See more Carson Kelly latest news
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• ABS Dashboard Shows Direct Impact of Challenges on Outcomes
The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System almost figured big-time in Sunday’s game. The concept was ably used by Diamondbacks batter Jorge Barrosa in the 7th inning of the game, turning a strikeout into a walk. That didn’t figure in their scoring, as Ketel Marte was kind enough to strike out on three pitches to end … The post ABS Dashboard Shows Direct Impact of Challenge...2026See also Challenge System breaking news
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• Cubs Well Represented in Early ABS Stats, Which Could Be Precursor of More Automated Umps
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) is in its first year, and I predict that the stats will be a big hit. They’re easy to calculate, needing only simple math, and have a nice little acronym borrowed from the automotive world. Over time, they will very likely evolve into something that players and agents can point … The post Cubs Well Represented in Early ABS Stats, Which Could Be Pr...2026
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• Yankees’ Aaron Boone blasts ‘overly sensitive’ umpiress after first ejection of seasonFor those who thought Aaron Boone might have nothing to get ejected about with the arrival of the automated ball-strike system, think again....2026Continue with Aaron Boone headline news -
• The Rockies’ mixed ABS challenge resultsAfter having spent years experimenting in limited capacities and controlled environments, MLB officially rolled out the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the 2026 season. The allure of analyzing the entirely new type of data that ABS challenges present has been hard to resist. To be able to draw any useful conclusions, though, we all collectively […]...2026See also Challenge System news -
• Orioles’ Coby Mayo caught in middle of ABS challenge controversyThe Orioles were the latest victims of yet another automated ball-strike system snafu on Wednesday....2026Read about Coby Mayo news
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Automated Ball Strike injury and suspension
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• Royals Rumblings - News for July 10, 2025Peter Aiken-Imagn Images Kansas City is 7-2 in July. Salvador Perez and Jac Caglianone hit bombs to key last night’s win: “To turn the game like that with big swings and provide some slug for the offense is huge,” said starter Kris Bubic, who allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings. “I know we don’t tend to hit a ton of homers here, but those guys can hit them out anywhere. To see them step u...2025Visit the page Peter Aiken availability report -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 5, 2025Photo by Jeff Le/Getty Images Two games on deck today. ICYMI, yesterday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather and will be played today as part of a doubleheader. Jac Caglianone felt comfortable in the box in his MLB debut: It was perhaps a rude awakening when Cardinals center fielder Victor Scott II robbed Caglianone of a hit on a 98.4 mph liner into the right-center-field gap and...2025See more articles Jac Caglianone injury report -
• Braves News: Daysbel Hernandez, rock bottom on offense, morePhoto by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Well the Braves lost yet another game in which the pitching did it’s job and the offense completely failed to do its part. I am generally not a “fire the coach” guy, but I think the Braves should fire Tim Hyers, their new hitting coach they brought in this offseason. It wasn’t insane to try som...2025Continue with Daysbel Hernandez injury report -
• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 preview by position: First BaseBenny Sieu-Imagn Images Hoskins enters year two with the Crew hoping to build on a disappointing 2024 Looking back at our first base preview from 2024, the Brewers remain with similar options at the cold corner, something they haven’t done much since the departure of Prince Fielder more than a decade ago. Rhys Hoskins, who had a disappointing first season with the Brewers, remains the top ...2025Visit the page Milwaukee Brewers -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2024Photo by: Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Kansas lawmakers make their move. Matt Quatraro explains why Drew Waters was sent down. “He’s going to work on his total game (in Triple-A),” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said of Waters. “He’s just like everybody as they all have room to improve. … We know his skills. It’s just a matter of getting consistent r...2024Visit the page Matt Quatraro injuries -
• Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forwardPhoto by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images This injury calls attention to something that probably should vanish from the game — pitch framing. As you likely know, Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras suffered a broken forearm when he was hit by the bat of Mets DH J.D. Martinez on Tuesday. This hit came not on a backswing, but on the forward motion of Martinez’ swing, and this is likely because t...2024See also Willson Contreras injury -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 22, 2024Photo by Alex Pena/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Happy Earth Day! Anne Rogers writes about the series loss against the Orioles. “I would evaluate it as competitive but not where we want to be,” first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino, who extended his hitting streak to 10 games, said. “These are the series you really want. It’s tough to do that. … It sucks losing this series. We’re not happy wi...2024See more articles Anne Rogers injury -
• Royals Rumblings - News for October 20, 2023John Sleezer/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images What will the Royals do this off-season? Anne Rogers does a mailbag column, and writes about what the Royals might do this off-season, like upgrading the rotation. The Royals do have several internal candidates to fill those two spots, but it appears Picollo doesn’t want to completely count on them. For example, the R...2023Click for news about Anne Rogers availability report -
• Outside The Confines: Cancer strikes out
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Liam Hendriks returns to the mound today. More on the A’s potential move. A look at “robot ump” systems. And more news from around baseball. And softball. I’m trying to find some good news. Everton beat Bournemouth 1-0 to clinch 17th place on the final day of the Premier League season is good news, I guess. Maybe that’s what the Cubs are missing: An ince...2023Read about Quinn Harris injury
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• The results of the Royals Review 2023 fan survey
Photo by: Helen Healey/NBC via Getty Images What do you think about the Royals, downtown baseball, and the state of the game? Last week I asked fans to chime in with the Royals Review fan survey, asking them what they thought about the Royals, downtown baseball, and the state of baseball. We had 820 responses to our fan survey this year - 13 percent more than last year! This isn’t a scient...2023Check it out Royals Review injury
Timeline
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"Aaron Boone not restricting Yankees’ ability to challenge in new ABS era — yet" - 2025
"MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games" - 2024
"Rob Manfred wants automated ball-strike system in majors by 2026 as MLB will test 'robot umps' this spring" - 2023
"All MLB Triple-A parks expected to use automated ball-strike system in 2023, per report" - 2022
"We are getting closer to an automated ball-strike system in MLB" - 2019
"Report: Umps back test plans for auto strike zone" - 2017
"Cubs manager Joe Maddon says umpires would accept automated ball-strike calls"
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• Rockies players and coaches offer their thoughts on the new ABS systemOver the last few years, we have seen a number of rule changes to Major League Baseball. This year is no different, with the addition of the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) at the major league level. It was originally implemented in the minors starting in 2022, and a few stadiums began using it in spring […]...2026 -
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 5, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swingingBrad Penner-Imagn Images New concerns about the ABS system as MLB unveils a check-swing system. The Boone brothers reunite. A look back at how a volcano affected baseball and other baseball news Good morning. If the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS, aka “robot umps”) is adopted in 2026, players and umpires have concerns about the margin of error on the system (The Athletic sub. req.) and...2025Visit the page Brad Penner trade rumors -
• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 preview by position: First Base
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• Royals Rumblings - News for February 20, 2025Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Is MJ about to turn a corner? J.J. Picollo talks about the strengths and weaknesses of the club with Jaylon Thompson. Still, Picollo believes there is room to grow. It’s the sweet spot in having a young core that is learning to win at the big-league level. “I think from an offensive standpoint, I think we produced well last year,” Picollo said. “There is...2025Visit the page Jaylon Thompson salary rumors -
• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the JaysPhoto by Mark Blinch/Getty Images The face of the franchise will become the face of free agency this fall. Happy Wednesday BCB friends! We have some interesting stories ahead for you today, chief among them being that one of baseball’s biggest extensions isn’t happening. The Toronto Blue Jays and Vladimir Guerrero Jr failed to come to an agreement on extension terms. As a result, Vlad Jr,...2025Check it out Toronto Blue Jays salary rumors -
• Braves News: Chris Sale to start Saturday, shortstop trade options, and morePhoto by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. We are days away from the first spring training game, as the Atlanta Braves open up play in the Grapefruit League on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. Chris Sale is penciled in to start. To get you through until then, we’ve got shortstop trade options, 2025 regression candidates, and more. More Braves N...2025Check it out Chris Sale salary -
• Friday Rockpile: 8 possible sponsorships for the RockiesPhoto Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Friday, November 21, 2024 Last week, I wrote about the symbiotic benefits of the Rockies partnering with a company and putting that company’s logo on the uniform sleeve. Outside of giving the team a revenue boost to compensate for a loss in TV dollars, the company would get a d...2024See also Colorado Rockies salary -
• Braves News: Dodgers win World Series, Atlanta history, morePhoto by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Ho hum, just a picture of Juan Soto giving his buddy Ozzie Albies a cupcake for his birthday before a World Series game. Juan has a couple buddies on this Braves team, huh? Wouldn’t it be fun if he somehow...joined them in Atlanta. Sure would be cool if he was a free agent or something...wait......2024Continue with World Series trade rumors
Automated Ball Strike stats and results
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• Cubs Well Represented in Early ABS Stats, Which Could Be Precursor of More Automated Umps
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• The Rockies’ mixed ABS challenge results
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• Royals Rumblings - News for June 5, 2025
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• MLB might be getting closer to some kind of automated ball/strike systemPhoto by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images What sort of system, though, is still up for discussion. Recently, two articles about MLB’s slow dance with a possible automated ball/strike system, or challenge system, appeared in national media. Here’s the one from Chelsea Janes at the Washington Post (article unlocked so you can read it). And here’s the one from Ken Rosenthal a...2025Visit the page Chelsea Janes stats -
• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging
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• Robot Evolution
Tom Tango discusses the evolution of Automated Ball Strike systems. As you can see, after four years and nearly 8000 games, many different combinations of settings have been used in many different leagues, in a very controlled type of experimentation. And the results with the Challenge ABS at the 2025 MLB Spring games seems overwhelmingly positive, […]...2025See more articles Tom Tango scores
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• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
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• It’s still going to be a while before we have automated ball-and-strike callsPhoto by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke on the issue recently. For those of us tired of all the missed ball-and-strike calls in Major League Baseball and wanting MLB to institute the ABS (automated ball and strike) system, per Commissioner Rob Manfred, that’s not going to happen in 2025: “We still have some technical issues,” baseball commissioner ...2024Read about MLB Photos statistics -
• Willson Contreras’ injury and a suggestion for umpiring going forward
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 22, 2024
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• MLB ump CB Bucknor has 6 calls overturned during one game in embarrassing ABS momentUmpire CB Bucknor hates to see MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) coming....2026 -
• Umpire caught on hot mic saying ‘please be a strike’ in wild ABS momentMajor League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) already has umpires pleading....2026 -
• Royals Rumblings - News for July 10, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Boys keep swinging
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• Milwaukee Brewers 2025 preview by position: First Base
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• Royals home Spring Training games to feature strike zone challenge system testsHome plate umpire Tony Randazzo #11 utilizes an automated ball-strike challenge system, or ABS, during the game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Camelback Ranch on Thursday, February 20, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona | Photo by Michael Owens/MLB Photos via Getty Images What it is, how it works, why it is the way it is, and what comes next For the past few seasons minor l...2025See also Spring Training -
• Outside The Confines: No deal for Vlad Jr. and the Jays
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• Outside The Confines: The stars at night are big and bright . . .Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The All-Star Game and Home Run Derby took place this week. As if that wasn’t enough news, so did the MLB Draft. Also, announcer rankings. What are we going to do today with no baseball? Anthony Castrovince offers his thoughts and has a recap of the American League’s 5-3 win over the National League in the All-Star Game. Do-Hyoung Park ...2024Continue with Maddie Malhotra -
• Royals Rumblings - News for June 19, 2024
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• Outside The Confines: Cancer strikes out
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Top Automated Ball Strike news
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• Report: Umps back test plans for auto strike zone
Umpires agreed to cooperate with MLB in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system, paving the way for computer plate umps to be called up to the majors at some point during the next five seasons....2019
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• MLB umpires agree to electronic strike zone testing and development for 'robot umps' in new union deal
The automated ball-strike system (ABS) could be in the big leagues sooner rather than later...2019
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• We are getting closer to an automated ball-strike system in MLB
David Richard-USA TODAY Sports There will be extensive use of such a system in Triple-A in 2023. Many people have been clamoring for an automated ball-strike system in Major League Baseball (the so-called “robot ump”) and things have been edging in that direction. An ABS has been tested in some of the lower levels of the minor leagues and in the independent/MLB partner Atlantic League over...2022See also Atlantic League
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• MLB, Atlantic League agree to restore pitcher's mound to normal distance and drop automated ball-strike system
The Atlantic League will no longer execute two of MLB's experimental rule changes in 2022...2022Visit the page Atlantic League
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• Atlantic League To Shelve Robot Umpires, Return Mound To Standard Distance
The independent Atlantic League, one of four independent leagues designated as official MLB Partner Leagues following the 2020 reorganization of MiLB, will return to the traditional method of calling balls and strikes in 2022, reports J.J. Cooper of Baseball America. The league had adopted the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system — known colloquially as the ’robo-ump’…...2022Click for news about Atlantic League
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• MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games
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• MLB to test automated ball-strike challenge system during spring games
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• All MLB Triple-A parks expected to use automated ball-strike system in 2023, per reportThis won't mark the first time that MLB has turned to so-called "robot umps"...2023
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• Ex-ump Richie Garcia worries current umps will be embarrassed when robots overturn ball/strike calls
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 season starting with the New York Yankees' opener at San Francisco on Wednesday night, giving teams a chance to appeal strike zone decisions to a system based on 12 Hawk-Eye cameras....2026Continue with New York Yankees
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• MLB brings ABS to regular season: Everything to know about the automated ball/strike challenge systemPlus, how successful were challenges during spring training?...2026 -
• The A's and Giants have the best robot-ump challenge rates in the first 10 days of spring
The Athletics had the highest success rate using the robot-umpire system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as teams prepared for its regular-season debut March 25. San Francisco was second at 66.7%, followed by Cincinnati, Miami and San Diego at 61.9% each, Major League Baseball said Monday. The World Series champion Dodgers ha...2026Continue with World Series
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• Dodgers Struggling With New ABS System So FarThe Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled with the newly integrated Automated Ball-Strike system in spring training thus far....2026See more Los Angeles Dodgers -
• A's have best ABS challenge success rates so far
The Athletics had the highest success rate using the Automated Ball-Strike System to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges....2026
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• Rockies players and coaches offer their thoughts on the new ABS system
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• Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games
Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike system — the so-called robot umpires. Thirteen of 23 calls were overturned during the five games, MLB said, which came to 56.5%. There were an average of 4.6 challenges per game and 2.6 overturne...2026
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• Robots are coming to assist MLB umpires. Even so, the human touch still matters
For those worried robots are about to take over Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies manager Warren Schaeffer has some experience with the Automated Ball/Strike system that's coming to stadiums this summer. “I've seen challenges lost in the first inning," Schaeffer said. The ABS system made a cameo last year in big league spring training and was greeted with a mix of curiousity, excitement, d...2026See more articles Colorado Rockies
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• MLB to adopt ABS Challenge SystemThe Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge system that MLB took for a test drive in spring training will be full adopted during the 2026 season. Major League Baseball made the announcement this morning following a vote of the Joint Competition Committee, which boasts a membership of six owners, four active players and one active umpire. […]...2025Continue with Challenge System -
• MLB will use Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System in 2026Next season, the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be introduced to the major leagues. After experimenting with the process in the minors and in spring training, the ABS Challenge System will be a regular feature at the highest level. According to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, “the strong preference from the players for the Challenge […]...2025Click for news about Challenge System
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• Cub Tracks weekend edition
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Recent #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. We have a little news and a passel of speculation. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed overnight for maximum flavor. I ...2022See more articles Cub Tracks whispers
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