Major League Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) already has umpires pleading. Midway through the Giants’ 10-7 spring training win over the Guardians on Saturday, San Francisco pitcher ...

LAKELAND, FL – Ready or not, the automated ball-strike challenge system – ABS, for short – is coming to MLB in the 2026 season, with every team receiving two challenges per game. The Detroit Tigers ...

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Cardinals outfielder Joshua Baez warms up in batting cages before the Cardinals' Grapefruit League home opener against the Nationals on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.

1. It’s not often that we get something from a spring training game that stands out as an “Oh wow” moment. However, Tuesday’s Pirates-Red Sox exhibition game featured a truly eye-opening sequence that ...

Within three years, no embedded software developer is going to be writing code. I know it sounds like another one of my controversial statements. But I recently used Claude Code to write the best ...

Jazz Chisholm Jr. was on base twice in the 2-0 loss to the Orioles, roping a single off tough lefty Trevor Rogers and later drawing a walk. Austin Wells challenged a pitch in the fourth inning, trying ...

The Bitcoin lender reportedly packaged thousands of Bitcoin-backed consumer loans into rated bonds, giving investors a new way to take crypto‑linked risk without holding BTC. Update (Feb. 23, 2026, at ...

of securitized bonds backed by Bitcoin, making it the first ever deal of its kind in the market for asset-backed debt. The deal comprises two bonds, including an investment-grade portion that priced ...