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 ...

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The ABS system appeared to hit a rare glitch during the Athletics' game against the New York Yankees on Saturday night. A pitch to A's left fielder Tyler Soderstrom 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, ...

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 ...

Three weeks into the season, baseball's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has begun to fade into the background. You couldn't not notice it that first weekend. It was new and ...

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 ...

Thanks to the institution of the ABS pitch challenge system in Major League Baseball this season, 225 of the 430 hitters listed on Opening Day rosters are now listed at shorter heights than they were ...

Major League Baseball has made some serious changes to the sport in recent years. From the universal DH to replay challenges to pitch clocks, and 2026 will be no different. This year, the league is ...

Another major change is coming to MLB. Just years after the ghost runner and pitch clock rules significantly changed the rhythm of baseball, shortening game length, the league is now addressing a ...

The 2026 MLB season will be the first with the new ABS Challenge System in place. A number of rules changes will be instituted in Major League Baseball during the 2026 season, but by far the most ...