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 ...

In the spring training battle of pitchers, catchers and batters vs. borderline strike calls from umpires, the players prevailed – but just barely. Major League Baseball’s tryout of a challenge system ...

It's been a hotly debated topic ever since the coaches' challenge was introduced to Major League Baseball back in 2014. Now, the time has finally come. MLB has approved a new Automated Balls and ...

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 ...

This season MLB teams will have the ability to challenge ball and strike calls made by the home plate umpire. The system used is called the Automatic Balls and Strikes system and it is run by Major ...

MLB on Tuesday announced that the ABS Challenge System will be implemented in 2026 spring training, regular season and postseason games after a vote by the Joint Competition Committee. MLB is entering ...

Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

A missed third-strike call by MLB umpire Dan Bellino in the Athletics-Braves game was so far off target that the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system could not display its usual pitch-location graphic.

The automated ball-strike challenge system is not officially part of Major League Baseball games yet. But the MLB ABS system strategy is already taking shape across the league. Not in rulebook form.

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 ...