Robots behind the plate? Why baseball's challenge system is whole new ballgame for some umpires

Major League Baseball umpires are being forced to adjust to a new world behind home plate, where players can challenge their ...

First game-ending robot umpire call gives Suárez first save in 9 years as O's top Rangers 8-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first game-ending call by a so-called robot umpire gave Albert Suárez his first major league save in nine years, ending the Baltimore Orioles' 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on ...

How MLB’s ABS System Is Changing the Game in 2026

One week into the MLB season, the ABS challenge system is proving effective, adding drama while quietly fixing missed calls.

The Twins are the Early Kings of MLB's New ABS Challenge System

No one in baseball has gotten as many calls overturned as Minnesota through the season's first week and change.

Mets get first taste of mental challenge of new ABS system: 'They got him there'

Mets reliever Huascar Brazobán was stung by the ABS challenge system when it overturned a strike three call that would have ...

Umpire C.B. Bucknor misses brutal call in Brewers-Rays game, leaving Jake Bauers 'grateful' for replay system

It has not been a good opening week for veteran umpire C.B. Bucknor. On Saturday, Bucknor had six ball/strike calls ...