When the Cincinnati Reds open their Cactus League season Saturday in Goodyear, Ariz., don’t expect to see too many players challenge a ball or strike call via the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) ...

At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing.

This spring, Major League Baseball tested an automated balls and strikes challenge system in spring training games, allowing hitters, pitchers and catchers to challenge ball or strike calls they ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has amended an eight-year-old rule to add braking-in-a-curve testing for medium- and heavy-duty trucks that are required to be equipped with ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has amended an eight-year-old rule to add braking-in-a-curve testing for medium- and heavy-duty The National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Major League Baseball will test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training at 13 ballparks hosting 19 teams, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been ...

As MLB tests an Automated Ball-Strike challenge system in roughly half of its spring training games in the lead-up to the 2025 regular season, at least one team won't be participating in the ...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training. Francona told The Athletic he’s OK with ...

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GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not to use the experimental Automated Ball-Strike System in spring training. Francona told The Athletic he’s OK with ...