MLB, ball and Spring Training

MLB’s Spring Training games get underway in earnest on Friday. Here are 5 things to watch as baseball returns
They’re the two words that herald the coming of spring, the promise of warm sunshine and long days, the sound of bat-on-ball and the return of the boys of summer: Play ball!
MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System to be used in 8 Braves spring training games
Major League Baseball’s Automatic Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) will be used in eight Atlanta Braves games this spring.
MLB spring training 2025 features robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges
What to know about robot umpires, automated ball-strike testing, challenges at 2025 MLB spring training Cactus League, Grapefruit League games.
Robot umpires are getting their first MLB test during spring training
A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues
MLB will test robo-umpires in spring training games starting this week
Major League Baseball this week will begin testing an automated system that will keep count of balls and strikes. The tests will take place during spring training and could be rolled into regular season play in 2026.
MLB tests robot umpires ahead of possible integration by 2026
The Major League Baseball (MLB) robot umpires won’t be rolled out for every game this spring, but they will be in play for Friday’s matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa,
MLB Unveils New Challenge System Involving Robot Umpires for Spring Training
This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, to ensure the home plate umpire gets as many ball and strike calls correct as possible.
Alexander: You think ESPN isn’t giving baseball enough attention now? Just wait
When the network’s MLB contract ends after this year, the Pat McAfee/Stephen A. Smith engagement farming mechanism that ...
How to Watch Atlanta Braves Spring Training Games: Live Stream MLB Baseball, TV Channel, Free Trial
As the MLB season quickly approaches, the teams and their players are in Arizona and Florida, perfecting their game as they ...
Baseball Insiders: Tigers refused to meet Alex Bregman’s counter offer
Unlike the Cubs, the Tigers "came pretty close" to Bregman's asking price. Heyman cites a $2 million disparity in average ...
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Corona baseball team loaded with elite talent heading into 2025 season
The Panthers, the nation’s consensus No. 1 team, have three potential first-round MLB draft picks, which would be ...
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Major League Baseball Statement
We have had a long and mutually beneficial partnership with ESPN that dates back to its first MLB game in 1990. Unfortunately in recent years, we have seen ESPN scale back their baseball coverage and ...
How to Watch New York Yankees Spring Training Games: Live Stream MLB Baseball, TV Channel, Free Trial
Catch the New York Yankees games during Spring Training and all MLB season long. As the MLB season quickly approaches, the ...
Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Corner Infielder Sleepers
We continue to break down everyone in the player pool heading into the 2025 fantasy baseball season. Check out the next five ...
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Scores and results from the 2025 World Baseball Classic Qualifiers in Taipei
Sixteen of the 20 teams have secured their places in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. That leaves four spots up for grabs, ...