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Cubs' Cody Poteet Wins 1st-Ever Automated Ball-Strike Challenge of MLB Spring Training
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MLB debuts robot ump challenge system at Dodgers-Cubs spring training opener
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs played the first spring training game of 2025 on Thursday and debuted some new technology in the process. Thursday's Cactus League opener, a 12-4 Cubs win, saw the first use of an automated ball-strike challenge system,
Rise of the Robots: MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System Flawless in Spring Debut
Major League Baseball is back. And the robots have arrived. The defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers opened Spring Training Thursday at Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Arizona, when they hosted the Chicago Cubs in the first MLB game (albeit an exhibition game) of 2025.
ABS challenge system early hit as it makes MLB debut in Dodgers-Cubs spring training game
The automated ball-strike challenge system made its MLB debut Thursday in the Dodgers-Cubs spring training game. It's an early hit.
MLB's automated ball-strike system explained as spring training games kick off with robo-ump challenges
This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ball-strike system (ABS for short) during big-league contests. ABS is, for those unfamiliar with the concept,
T-Mobile and MLB Bring 5G-Powered Automated Ball-Strike System to Major League Spring Training
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced that as the official wireless partner of MLB, the Un-carrier is powering the debut of MLB's automated ball-strike system (ABS) at the major league level for the first time with a private 5G Advanced Network Solution (ANS).
Cubs pitcher Poteet wins first challenge in MLB's ABS test
Cody Poteet became the first player to challenge a ball/strike call in a major league game when he asked for a review in ...
Fans have mixed reactions to MLB's Kyle Tucker post amid spring training
As you can see, there are a lot of mixed reactions to Kyle Tucker in a Cubs uniform. Tucker and the Cubs will get their ...
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Red Sox May Blow Shot to Add Alex Bregman as Cubs Called ‘Way In’ on Free Agent
Baseball season is here ... may lose out to the Chicago Cubs who according to Windy City MLB analyst Bruce Levine are “way in” on their attempt to sign Bregman as the club — whose 2016 ...
Chicago Cubs Top Prospect Matt Shaw Returns to Action After Oblique Issue
Shaw, who is likely to be the team's starting third baseman at the beginning of the year, is back in action after an oblique ...
Cubs first spring training lineup offers first plot twist in third base battle
Chicago Cubs fans will have to wait for more information on the team's third base battle, as Gage Workman got the call in ...