MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred to propose automated strike zone in baseball next season amid potential lockout

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is aiming for the automated balls and strikes (ABS) system to be implemented next season.

Manfred announced on Wednesday that he and his office will introduce a proposal to MLB's competition committee to have the system in place for 2026, a goal he had in mind last summer.

"I do think that we’re going to pursue the possibility of changing that process, and we’ll see what comes out at the end of that," Manfred said at MLB headquarters on Wednesday, via The Athletic.

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