MLB’s best, funniest and most extreme ABS moments as teams and umpires get used to new challenge system

MLB implemented its first-ever ball-strike challenge system this season, and the early reviews are positive — if not, in some ...

In just a week, the ABS system has already changed baseball in surprising ways

Players, managers and coaches are drilling down on the best tactics to use with the new ABS system, with surprising early ...

MLB is cool with ABS. But is new rule a Trojan horse for 100% robo-umps?

MLB players, coaches and umpires are all adapting to the new system. But everybody is already looking beyond ABS.

Tyler Stephenson wins Reds' first ABS challenge Opening Day vs Red Sox

The Cincinnati Reds' first-ever ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) challenge came on a pitch to catcher Tyler Stephenson in the ...

What is ABS? Explaining MLB's newest rule change before Opening Day

The 2026 MLB season is nearly underway, and with it will come a new rule change in the inclusion of ABS. Here's what to know.
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The politics of the ABS challenge system

GOODYEAR, Ariz. — It’s the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds are trying to close out the game. The pitch from the Reds is called a ball. While the strike zone box on your screen says it should be ...
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Willson Contreras says Red Sox had ‘priceless’ reaction to ABS challenge

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Willson Contreras will be the answer to a deep-cut Red Sox trivia question some day. Who made the first ABS challenge in franchise history? Manager Alex Cora has instructed his ...
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What D-backs' win over Rockies told us about ABS challenge system

The Arizona Diamondbacks jumped right into the action with MLB's new Automatic Balls and Strikes challenge system during their 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Catcher Gabriel Moreno ...