During Seattle Mariners Spring Training, broadcaster Rick Rizzs took a foul ball to the head. It's not often that a ball makes it into the booth, but it's not impossible and it happened on Monday.

MLB's latest venture appears to be taking more of the human element out of the game, with a test run of an automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system put in during 2025 spring training.

Generally speaking, spring training numbers don't mean anything. The competition varies so much -- a hitter could face a Cy ...

The Mets used an umpire for their live batting practice session and players could challenge ball/strike calls. New York Mets pitcher Kodai Senga throws live batting practice at Spring Training ...

The Phillies are short on right-handed-hitting outfielders. Could this be the year that Brandon Marsh finally gets a run of ...

Spring training for Japanese baseball looks familiar; hitters in the batting cage, infielders taking ground balls, and fans ...

MLB is rolling out automated ball-strike (ABS) technology in 13 spring training stadiums, the latest and most determinative step in a thorough testing process that could result in the ...

The "automated ball-strike challenge system" or ABS will be active during 60% of spring training games this year, allowing pitchers, catchers and batters to call for automated ball-strike call ...

But the time to get comfortable with some amount of automation relative to balls and strikes is truly here. ABS will be implemented in 13 total spring training stadiums across the Cactus and ...