Spring training is often a time for players to try new things, whether it be an adjustment to a hitter's stance or a new ...

Future Hall of Fame Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer is not happy with MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike challenge system ...

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Ever the contrarian, new Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Max Scherzer showed that he isn't a big fan of robot umpires.

The ABS challenge system is being tested during spring training games in 2025 and could be a new rule in MLB when the 2026 ...

Former Missouri Tigers star Max Scherzer, who is now pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays, is not taking too kindly to the new ...

Two innings. Two challenges. Two triumphs for Robot Kind. Zero triumphs for Mad Max. After his introduction to ABS, Scherzer ...

Major League Baseball is currently testing a robot umpire system, allowing players to challenge balls and strikes during ...

MLB installed the Automated Ball-Strike System at the spring training ballparks of 19 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates ...

Although ABS is not yet a regular-season feature, the future is coming — and the players who have gotten to challenge pitches ...

A challenge system for balls and strikes at the Triple-A level has gotten a thumbs up from Rays players and coaches.

Sports, in many ways, are about humans’ imperfect pursuit of perfection. Every athlete would love to shoot 100% from the free ...