ABS stands for the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System that is being used in baseball and coming to MLB starting in 2026.
Citi Field tried to glom onto the viral “999 Challenge,” in which baseball fans gobble down nine hot dogs and nine beers in ...
If you haven't watched any spring training games, this should familiarize you with the latest innovation in MLB games.
The more than century-old tradition of having a human umpire be the final authority on all ball-strike calls ended in the ...
New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero made the first ABS challenge in MLB history on a pitch from San Francisco Giants ...
The Cincinnati Reds' first-ever ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) challenge came on a pitch to catcher Tyler Stephenson in the ...
There it was, for the first time in Major League Baseball history, the outcome of a ball-strike call deciding by a machine.
The new automated-ball-strike (ABS) challenge system feels much different. This rule change is really changing the game, and ...
Here's what we can expect from the ABS challenge system in the 2026 MLB season based on spring training data.