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Wendelstedt’s Plate Work Rated Among MLB’s Worst After Yankees‑Blue Jays Game

Independent ABS reviews from Sunday’s game raise fresh questions about training and oversight of veteran umpires.

Angels Fire Scout Known as 'The Baseball Spy' After Recording Rockies Coaches

MLB Bars AI Tools on Dugout iPads

MLB Keeps Automated Ball‑Strike Challenge System After Positive Midseason Review

Seven Veteran MLB Umpires, Including C.B. Bucknor, Accept 2026 Buyouts

SEC Tests Automated Ball‑Strike System at Tournament in Hoover

MLB’s ABS Now Feeds Live Guidance to Umpires as Overturn Lists Grow

NCAA Approves ABS Challenge System for 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament

Jazz Chisholm Jr. Says Object in Ear Was Cotton, Not an AirPod

ABS Overturn in Tigers–Braves Game Stuns Broadcast, Exposes Missed Strike

ABS Reversal Turns Mets’ Bases-Loaded Walk Into Inning-Ending Strike

Jazz Chisholm’s ABS Challenge Backfires on Dead-Center Strike

One Month In, Players Say MLB’s ABS Is Tightening the Zone as Walks Climb

ABS Challenges Are Flipping Calls and Forcing Fast Adjustments Across MLB

Yankees’ ABS Challenge Rate Drops as Boone Critiques Timing

MLB’s ABS Challenge System Overturns 54% of Appeals as Umpires Bristle

MLB’s Automated Strike-Zone Challenges Are Reshaping Games

C.B. Bucknor Leaves Brewers–Rays Game After Foul Tip to Mask

MLB Launches Automated Ball-Strike Challenges for Regular Season

MLB’s ABS Rollout Shrinks Official Player Heights for 2026