MLB brings ABS to regular season: Everything to know about the automated ball/strike challenge system

Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it ...

MLB’s ABS Challenge System Has Little-Known Wrinkle That May Trip Up Hitters

There's not much time to think it over.

MLB’s robot umps are not perfect. How much should we care?

MLB is comfortable with the new system's margin of error. But not all players or umpires are quite as comfortable.

MLB's new ABS challenge system explained and how Mets hope to use it in 2026

The Mets and all of MLB will need to adjust to the new ABS challenge system. Here's a primer on the essentials of the system ...
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MLB’s New ABS Challenge System, Explained

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 ...
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Who will be the best at ABS challenges? Here's what the players think

Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile, is coming to MLB in 2026. We've seen baseball's latest innovation at Spring Training ...
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Dodgers taking intentional approach to first spring with ABS Challenge System

Everyone at American Family Fields of Phoenix turned their attention toward the scoreboard after Ryder Ryan tapped his cap.

A.J. Hinch sends message to Detroit Tigers about ABS challenge system

The Detroit Tigers are preparing for MLB's new automated ball-strike challenge system coming in the 2026 season, focusing on ...