The MLB strike zone is about to learn the same lesson that Bob Dylan famously learned in 1965: Go electric, and everything changes.
It isn't clear exactly who will benefit the most from ABS challenges, but pitchers who can paint at the top of the zone might get a boost.
MLB's Automated Ball-Strike challenge system (ABS) is being implemented this spring and will stick around during the 2026 season, and some of the league's biggest stars are being affected in different ...
Major League Baseball is to debut a Hawk-Eye-powered system that allows teams to challenge umpires’ ball-strike decision. A ...
MLB's ABS challenge system is up and running this spring — and it's about to change baseball profoundly. Here's everything ...
The ABS challenge system makes its way to the MLB regular season for the first time. Here's everything you need to know about how it works.
Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike syst ...
ABS stands for automated ball strike, and it's the new challenge system in MLB for the 2026 season. It was previously tested ...
Cleveland integrated the ABS challenge system into spring training live BP, and Guardians hitters are already getting calls overturned in Goodyear.
Per MLB guidelines, a pitch can be subject to both an ABS challenge and a replay challenge -- think a called strike (or ball) that precedes a throw on an attempted stolen base.
MLB's Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge system will debut during the 2026 regular season. MLB games will look different ...
North Korean generals appear covered in medals — despite the country not fighting a major war in over 70 years. The reason lies in a vast decoration system that rewards not just battlefield bravery, ...