With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event as any for fans, players and managers to deal with. With that, having an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system in ...

José Caballero, pictured hitting a single in the second inning, made the first challenge of the ABS era in the fourth inning, but the strike call was upheld. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images SAN ...

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The automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has been tested in Triple-A for a couple of seasons. It was also tested in spring training this year. Now it's taking center stage in MLB's ...

PHOENIX –– Finally, the Dodgers have found something they don’t excel at. In fact, to this point of spring training, they’ve been significantly worse at it than every other team. This year, Major ...

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Six weeks into the 2026 season, six MLB teams are hurting their chances by completely mismanaging their limited, two-challenge ABS budget. Batters for the Brewers, Guardians, and Braves challenge ...

A failed automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge from Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe somehow led to the umpires giving him the boot. During the fourth inning of Pittsburgh’s 10-9 win over the Twins ...