One of the biggest storylines of MLB spring training so far has been the implementation of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system in big-league spring games. Throughout Florida and Arizona, ...
In recent years, we've seen MLB become more receptive to the technology at its disposal. The league expanded the replay challenge rules, added a pitch clock and introduced Statcast to elevate how fans ...
At Yankees camp on Wednesday, Luis Gil threw a pitch to Aaron Judge that tailed just below the zone. Gil disagreed. Believing it caught the bottom of the plate, he put his hand to his cap. The players ...
Major League Baseball's exhibition season gets underway Thursday afternoon, when the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers open up the Cactus League. (Grapefruit League action commences Friday.) This ...
Throughout the offseason, the CBS Sports MLB experts will bring you a weekly Batting Around roundtable breaking down pretty much anything. The latest news, a historical question, thoughts about the ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Technology aiding ball and strike calls in Major League Baseball may not be a matter of if, but when. “I know in the future it’s coming,” Houston Astros shortstop Jeremy Peña ...
The MLB is continually seeking ways to enhance its on-field product. Teams play 162 games a year, and it's hard to retain fans' attention for that long. In recent years, the league has increased the ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — Justyn-Henry Malloy is renowned for his elite plate discipline and ability to swing at pitches within the strike zone, so much so that he has been dubbed the human version of the ...
Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the ABS (automatic balls and strikes) challenge system as opposed to full ...
The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...
Weston Wilson did not offer at a 93-mph sinker from Worcester relief pitcher Justin Hagenman that appeared to be up and out of the strike zone. The IronPigs shortstop could not believe it when home ...
If you are researching motorcycles for the first time, you probably stumbled upon the phrase ABS in some listings or details for specific bikes. Whether you are looking at a Harley-Davidson cruiser, a ...