“Absolute Batman” is coming to television. It was announced during a DC/Warner Bros. Animation panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival that the best-selling comic book series, which ...

The Athletics on Saturday evening topped the visiting New York Yankees 6-4 and, in doing so, ended their four-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, and Tyler Soderstrom each homered in the ...

MLB umpires began calling fewer borderline strikes in 2025, even before the ABS Challenge System was implemented. The rate of called strikes in the shadow zone dropped sharply from 2022 levels, ...

MLB's automated ball-strike challenge system is brand-new, and yet ABS already feels like an embedded part of the big leagues. That's especially true when you're at the ballpark. Every time you see a ...

The Automatic Ball-Strike system is coming to college baseball for the first time at the SEC Baseball Tournament. ABS, which is making its debut in MLB this season, will be adopted by the SEC in the ...

Jennifer Lopez is incredibly dedicated. The actress and performer shared a look at what she's been up to over the weekend: an early morning gym session. In various photos, Lopez shared a look at some ...

PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks closer Paul Sewald knows that, in theory, Major League Baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike system shouldn't favor batters or pitchers. In practice, he thinks one side ...

Pitchers are reckoning with a smaller, moving strike zone as a result of ABS, and walking more batters as a result. Frank Jansky / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The strike zone is baseball’s sacred ...

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...

Here's what we can expect from the ABS challenge system in the 2026 MLB season based on spring training data. MLB is implementing the ABS challenge system in the regular season for the first time in ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...