What is ABS system in baseball? How Yankees test it in spring training

MLB is incorporating the Automated Ball-Strike system during the 2026 season, and the Yankees have been testing it during live batting practices.
Major League Baseball

Astros test drive ABS system with strategic plan already in place

The Astros set up a pair of large television monitors behind a screen near home plate on the back fields at CACTI Park of the ...
Yardbarker

Dodgers Spring Training: Cody Poteet Uses 1st Test Of ABS Challenge System Against Max Muncy

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs met on Thursday for the first matchup of Spring Training, with the visiting Cubs winning a lopsided affair. However, the lopsided score took a backseat to ...
USA Today

MLB will have ABS challenges in the All-Star Game before making it permanent

Over the years, MLB has heard the vocal demands for robot umps (or ABS) as umpires struggle to keep up with the increased velocity and movement in today's game. The league tested an ABS challenge ...
CBSSports.com

MLB could begin testing ball-strike challenge system in majors as soon as spring training, says Rob Manfred

Back in May, commissioner Rob Manfred indicated the automated strike zone system -- ABS for automated balls-strikes -- would likely come to Major League Baseball in the form of a challenge system when ...
CBSSports.com

Pros and cons of MLB's robo-ump experiment: How ABS system worked during spring training debut

During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...