The automatic ball-strike challenge system will reshape how the strike zone is called. The Red Sox adjusted with additions of ...

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No lineup had worse luck with missed calls behind the plate in 2025 than the Orioles. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) ...

Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the ABS (automatic balls and strikes) challenge system as opposed to full ...

It's happening. The Automatic Balls and Strikes challenge system is coming to the regular season in 2026, and the Arizona Diamondbacks shared some thoughts on MLB's newest implementation. The ABS ...

Beginning in 2026, the “Challenge System” will be used in all Spring Training, Championship Season, and Postseason games. The Competition Committee – comprised of six owners, four active players and ...

MLB announced plans to implement the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System on a full-time basis, beginning with the 2026 regular season. The rule change comes after a vote by the joint ...

On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they are going to make a change for the 2026 season. MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being ...

With Major League Baseball implementing its automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system for regular season games in 2026, the Yankees are already strategizing for a new age in umpiring. “I actually ...

The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next season, granting teams at least two opportunities per game to send home plate umpires’ ball and strike calls to replay review.