Major League Baseball this week will begin testing an automated system that will keep count of balls and strikes. The tests will take place during spring training and could be rolled into regular season play in 2026.

A computerized system that calls balls and strikes is being tested during Major League Baseball spring training exhibition games starting Thursday after four years of experiments in the minor leagues.

The Angels will play 11 games in which MLB will experiment with an automated balls and strikes system during spring training this year. MLB has determined that fans and players prefer a challenge