Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS for short. After many years of players ...

It didn’t take long for the Red Sox to witness a firsthand demonstration of how valuable the new ABS system will be, ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is changing … again. Amid an era that has already seen significant alterations to the sport, most of which have been received favorably by fans and players ...

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 ...

The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The future of baseball was quietly on display during Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, and it had nothing to do with the dramatic Home Run Derby finish. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

The adoption of the automated ball-and-strike (ABS) challenge system by Major League Baseball is one of the biggest technological shifts in the sport over recent years. The league hopes to make it ...

Major League Baseball dropped a long-awaited bombshell on September 23, as the Joint Competition Committee unanimously approved the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System. Starting in 2026, this ...

Major League Baseball will be using the automated ball-strike (ABS) system for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game. MLB said Wednesday it intends to make the All-Star announcement Thursday. The automated ...