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Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, center, yells at a referee during the second half against Louisville in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Florida head coach Todd Golden talks to an official during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Prairie View A M Friday, March 20, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

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Arkansas head coach John Calipari yells at a referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt in the final of the Southeastern Conference tournament Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Seton Hall head coach Shaheen Holloway, left, argues with a referee, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. John's in the semifinals of the Big East tournament, Friday, March 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

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Kentucky head coach Mark Pope speaks to an official during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Southeastern Conference tournament against Florida, Friday, March 13, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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The robot-umpire system for overturning ball/strike calls is going to be used in regular-season games in the majors this year. The abbreviation for the setup is ABS, but the most important letters when it comes to the change just might be S-I-Z-E — as in the strike zone for some of the game’s tallest players. The top and the bottom of the strike zone for baseball’s biggest giants have long been two difficult areas for umpires. But the ABS system provides an opportunity for a closer look. San Francisco Giants rookie Bryce Eldridge, a 6-foot-7 slugger who got to use ABS in the minors, says he thinks it’s great for the game.