The Major League Baseball season in 2026 brings with it a new gesture to a sport full of hand signals: the head tap. Players ...

Saw a hitter, catcher, or pitcher tap their helmet after a pitch and wondered what just happened. Here’s a clear guide to MLB ...

Over time, some fans likely will call for “full ABS,” in which the robots make every ball-strike call and the plate umpire is rendered obsolete. Bad idea. The human element is part of what makes the ...

During spring training, MLB made the decision to test an automated strike zone (ABS) with a ball-strike challenge system for a majority of Grapefruit and Cactus League games. And to signal a challenge ...

MLB players who want to make use of the new challenge system for balls and strikes are going to have to make up their minds quickly if they want those ...