There is no shortage of talking points surrounding Major League Baseball. Amid interest around the potential implementation of the ABS challenge system; ESPN’s expiring TV deal; and a collective ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks at the SBJ CAA World Congress of Sport on April 22, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. ... During a spring training experiment in 288 games, ...

MLB’s Rob Manfred on Trump’s support for Pete Rose ... “My distinct impression is that using ABS in spring training has made people more prone to complain about balls and strike calls ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Wednesday that he will be presenting a proposal to have automated balls ... The system was a full-go in spring training this year after several seasons in ...

President Donald Trump's support of Pete Rose was among the factors Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred weighed when he decided last month that permanent bans by ...

The Tampa Bay Rays are in exclusive talks with a group led by developer Patrick Zalupski. If the team is sold, will the Rays ...

MLB appears ready to add another element of replay review to its game as early as next year. Rob Manfred said Tuesday he plans to propose a plan to bring the automatic ball-strike system to the majors ...

Rob Manfred says MLB will propose automated ball-strike challenge system for use ... tested the ABS challenge system during spring training and had previously experimented with variations at the ...

Rob Manfred says MLB will propose a ball-strike challenge system for 2026. Major League Baseball. Al Yellon. ... and was used in about 60 percent of Spring Training games this year.

Rob Manfred’s proposal will stop short of letting the robo-umps take over the game. It will be very similar to systems that have already been tested in the minors and spring training. Advertisement ...