Lars Nootbaar welcomes new robo-zone (of course), but stumps to keep umps behind plate
Cardinals outfielder, who has a keen sense of the strike zone, wins team's first challenge of the ABS era, but says he's 'not ...
Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) presents challenges for MLB: Crowquill
Major League Baseball (MLB) is introducing robots to spring training this year on a trial basis in the form of the ABS ...
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Zebby’s Velocity and Three Other Things That Might Matter from the Twins' First Spring Training Game
Zebby Matthews’ Velocity Twins fans who don’t know the full story of Twins pitcher Zebby Matthews might view the 6.69 ERA he ...
Padres Catcher Martin Maldonado Had the Best Ball-Strike Challenge Yet
The 38-year-old Maldonado signed with the Padres on a non-roster deal back in January to give the team some depth in spring training. He's a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, as San Diego ...
Giants put MLB’s robo-ump to the test early: ‘I really want to challenge that right now’
Landen Roupp forgot all about the ABS challenge system, which was in effect for the San Francisco Giants’ Cactus ...
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Prospect Jones tees off as Yanks make most of second chance
The Yankees got a potential view of the future Saturday afternoon when an overturned call from the experimental Automated ...
Yankees use ABS challenge system to keep an inning going, then score 3 runs against Toronto
Saturday was proof of that, when the New York Yankees used the Automated Ball-Strike System to turn a strikeout into a walk, ...
Terry Francona telling Reds veterans they can ignore MLB’s ball-strike challenge experiment
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental ABS system during ...
Players praise accuracy of MLB’s ABS challenge system: The week in baseball
ABS has arrived at Goodyear Ballpark where the Guardians and Reds play their Cactus League home games this spring. It was on ...
First robot challenge in Yankees' game was comical thanks to Rays’ Ben Rortvedt
MLB is using an automated ball-strike system during most spring training games and it was in play for the Yankees-Rays' ...
Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. ‘It just muddies the waters’
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in ...