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 ...
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 ...
Detailed view of the scoreboard showing an ABS ball and strike challenge call being overturned to a strikeout during the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at ...
MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System allows players to challenge ball and strike calls during games. Brewers players and coaches are testing the ABS system during spring training ahead of the 2026 ...
The ABS Challenge System was first utilized in MLB during spring training in 2025. | Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images MLB games will look different in spring ...
MLB has put in place a lot of rule changes over the last six years. There’s the automatic runner in extra innings, but only a small percentage of games go into extra innings. The pitch clock changed ...
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Imagine you’re a baseball hitter in the batter’s box. You take a pitch for a called strike, and as you’ve done many times before, you adjust your helmet by putting your hand atop the equipment. Or ...
With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Coming to the majors this ...
If you are watching a game and suddenly see a batter, catcher or pitcher tap their helmet after a borderline pitch, that is MLB’s ABS challenge system in action. “ABS” stands for Automated Ball-Strike ...