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MLB removing strike zone box from broadcasts due to ABS system
Major League Baseball broadcasts no longer will use the strike zone box to indicate where the pitch was a ball or a strike, a move that coincides with the league's implementation of the automated ball-strike challenge system.,The box itself still can be used, but viewers will have to gauge for thems...
ECHL, players reach tentative deal to end strike; unclear when play will resume
One day after ECHL players initiated a midseason strike, the league and the Professional Hockey Players' Association agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement Saturday to halt the strike.,The tentative deal, which requires ratification from the league's board of governors and full player membe...
ECHL players go on strike; games postponed
The players of the ECHL have initiated a midseason strike, with their union Friday accusing the league of refusing to bargain in good faith.,The ECHL postponed 13 games slated for Friday as a result of the work stoppage.,The Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) represents minor league hoc...
MLB approves ball-strike challenge system for next season
Automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season.,A Tuesday vote from the MLB Joint Competition Committee, an 11-person group that includes six team owners, four players and one umpire, made the proposed rule change official. ,"The previous rule changes that have been...
Ball-strike challenge system likely in 2026 pending Tuesday vote
Automated ball-strike challenges are coming to Major League Baseball next season.,The particulars are pending a Tuesday vote from the MLB competition committee, an 11-person group that includes six team owners, four players and one umpire.,The system was tested in spring training and at the 2025 All...
Strike zone challenges debut in over half of '25 spring training games
A tap of the cap or helmet has new meaning in 2025 spring training games. ,In more than 55 percent of spring training games over the next six weeks, Major League Baseball is employing the Automated Ball-Strike System, granting each team two challenges of called balls or strikes in real time. ,Review...
MLB to test strike zone challenge system next spring
Major League Baseball will begin testing a strike zone challenge system next year at spring training, commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed Monday.,Manfred previously said the automated strike zone system already used in some minor leagues to determine balls and strikes would have a trial run before be...
ENCE remove coach kuben ahead of tournament
ENCE has benched the coach of its CS2 team in advance of ESL Pro League Season 20, which opens next week in Malta.,"The ENCE CS2 team performance hasn't been meeting the level of our expectations and we are now taking steps to get back on track," the team posted to social media on Saturday. "Jakub ‘...
Commish: Automated ball-strike system still needs work
Commissioner Rob Manfred said the automated ball-strike system still needs work and likely will not be rolled out until at least 2026.,Manfred addressed the current status of the system, known as ABS, following the conclusion of the owners meetings in New York.,"We still have some technical issues; ...
This may upset Rob Manfred, but starting pitchers are not ever going to be what they used to be
It’s easy to say that MLB gets too caught up in its past and tries too hard to be the game it once was. A major part of baseball’s charm is its connection to its past. While the other sports don’t look anything like they did even 20 or 30 years ago, baseball doesn’t ever move too far from what it’s ...
The Texas Rangers are backing up
For avid horseplayers, there comes a point in most races, especially when your steed has shot out to the lead from the opening of the gates, where it becomes pretty clear you’re going to lose. Somewhere on that far turn, your horse’s gait is shrinking, the jockey is working just a little too hard fo...
