National League Cy Young Award winner and World Baseball Classic ace Paul Skenes lost four strikes to ABS challenges in his ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Mexican Baseball League is gearing up for a revolutionary change by implementing the Automated Ball and Strike System in 2026, aiming to match the Major Leagues in the United States.