Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee has approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major leagues in 2026.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is getting emails from fans concerned over the sport’s lack of a salary cap following an offseason spending spree by the Los Angeles Dodgers that sparked increased attention over the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement in December 2027.

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2018, file photo, Seattle Mariners president Kevin Mather stands on the field before the team's baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Seattle. Mathers comments came in a speech to the Bellevue, Wash., Breakfast Rotary Club on Feb. 5 and were posted online over the weekend. The latest transgression by Mather ended up costing him his position as president and CEO of the Mariners. Mariners Chairman John Stanton announced the decision and said Mather resigned before a decision had to be made whether he’d be fired. AdBut the choice seemed predetermined as the firestorm over Mather’s comments raged since they were first posted to Twitter on Sunday — which is how Stanton first learned of their existence.

MENLO PARK, Calif. - During a "Conversation on Free Expression" at Georgetown University on Thursday, just after Mark Zuckerberg delivered his "unfiltered take" on free speech, journalist John Stanton issued a statement from his seat in the audience. The Facebook CEO had stressed the importance of "voice and inclusion," defending the platform's impartiality. "Mark Zuckerberg is the antithesis of free expression." Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook has "an important role in designing our systems to show a diversity of ideas and not encourage polarizing content." Stanton's statement concludes with a question: "Instead of providing a platform for Zuckerberg propaganda, how about we rein in this monopoly and save journalism?"