It isn't clear exactly who will benefit the most from ABS challenges, but pitchers who can paint at the top of the zone might get a boost.

Major League Baseball can’t implement the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System this season without knowing every hitter’s precise height, right down to the millimeter. So, like a flashback to ...

Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman explain the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System with help from MLB catcher Garrett ...

PHOENIX — Flashing bleached hair under his cap as he settles in with his new team, Dodgers closer Edwin Díaz threw his first pitch of a live bating practice session on Thursday at Camelback Ranch to ...

The 17-3 Ponies will play top-ranked Mattanawcook Academy for a regional title on Saturday night; GSA concluded the season 17 ...

Ready or not, challenging balls and strikes is here for the 2026 Major League Baseball season. Here's how managers are feeling about the change.

Before every Goodhue girls basketball game, longtime Goodhue teacher, coach and man-for-all-Goodhue-school-tasks Ed Stern would pen a letter to one of the team's players, varying the recipients ...

Don't miss our top stories and need-to-know news everyday in your inbox. ALTON – The Godfrey Timberwolves are one step closer to having a new place to play and practice. At Monday’s meeting, Alton ...

Tigers slugger Javier Baez won't be able to compete for Team Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic due to marijuana. Baez has been suspended for the 2026 WBC due to marijuana use, via Evan Petzold ...

Javier Báez received a two-year suspension and will not play in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to marijuana use that triggered a failed drug test during the 2023 tournament, the Detroit Free ...

Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez won't play for Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic due to marijuana use. Báez is not eligible to participate in the 2026 WBC because he is serving ...