ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile) is finally here, and in Spring Training, we're getting ...
At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing. Beginning with the 2026 MLB season, players will have the power to appeal the ...
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.
Earlier this week MLB announced details of the ABS challenge system that will go into effect this season. If you missed it, here’s my article describing all those details. There’s going to be another ...
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz examine the history of replay in the MLB and how we got to ...
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 ...
Major League Baseball will be instituting the ABS (Automatic Ball and Strike) challenge system for 2026. Previously used in Spring Training 2025 and throughout the minor leagues over the last several ...