Guardians star left fielder Steven Kwan called the use of the Automated Ball-Strike system "a good addition." But he did ...

Here at Baseball America, we've heard for several years now that the Triple-A strike zone has gotten smaller. Now, we have data to prove it.

The ABS zone used in Triple A, for instance, is smaller than the current MLB called strike zone. “I went down to Toledo last week on rehab,” says Tigers catcher Jake Rogers. “It’s a lot ...

Shrinking the zone was occasionally mentioned as a Hail Mary solution while the offense went kaput throughout the 2010s and into the 2020s, but it's now happening in 2025. And the heck of it is ...

MLB’s potential strike zone challenge system adds new layer of strategy — with team’s fears revealed By . Dylan Svoboda. Published July 11, 2025, 2:42 p.m. ET.

Changes to the way Major League Baseball evaluates umpires has resulted in fewer called strikes on the edges of the zone through the first month of the 2025 season, reports The Athletic.The change ...

After a largely successful test run during spring training, the implementation of a computer-assisted strike zone feels inevitable. But major leaguers still have questions about whether it can work.

The strike zone is being called smaller (& more by the book) this year as you can see from this viz from @ProspectSavant. MLB changed how umpires are judged, reducing the buffer zone by 60%.

The buffer zone has now shrunk to ¾ of an inch — effectively pushing umpires to call their zones tighter. “The rulebook strike zone has not changed and we have not instructed umpires to call ...

Major league teams played with the ABS (automatic ball-strike system) challenge system this spring, given the chance to dispute calls in-game as has been done in the minors for years.

SAN FRANCISCO — Justin Verlander understands the strike zone as well as any pitcher in the game, possessing a photographic memory forged by 20 seasons at baseball’s highest level.