BRADENTON — Major League Baseball may soon begin the “Upon further review” portion of its balls and strikes calls. After spring training wraps up next week, MLB’s competition committee will begin ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball has been fine-tuning two different options for calling balls and strikes for the past few years, with the hopes of implementing one system at the big league level. The goal here ...

Next season, umpires will continue to make ball-strike calls. A challenge system will be added. Pitchers, catchers, and batters will be allowed to challenge ball-strike calls. Each review will take ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball will implement an automated balls and strikes challenge system starting next season. The system uses 12 cameras to track pitch location against a strike zone adjusted for each ...

ANAHEIM — It is no surprise that Taylor Ward is in favor of the change to the way balls and strikes will be called next season. Ward has had 62 pitches outside the zone called strikes against him this ...

After testing the system for two seasons in Triple-A, Major League Baseball has decided to implement the ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) challenge system at the start of next year’s season. Since the ...

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 ...