MLB's Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) is here. Learn more about the history of baseball's strike zone and the ...

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 Mets and all of Major League Baseball will have to navigate a new way to determine balls and strikes in 2026. Starting on Opening Day, the automatic ball and strike (ABS) challenge system will be ...

The ABS challenge system opened to mostly positive reviews, but a pair of Mike Trout challenges provided a moment.

It's been a hotly debated topic ever since the coaches' challenge was introduced to Major League Baseball back in 2014. Now, the time has finally come. MLB has approved a new Automated Balls and ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

We’re only a week into this new season and nearly two months overall into the Automated Ball-Strike System and I’ve seen enough. It’s what we all thought it would be, y’all: ABS is a real and true ...

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 MLB's early success with the automated ball-strike challenge system could provide lessons on how to improve replay ...

View post: Fantasy Basketball 2026-27: High-Upside Bets for Managers Who Want to Win Big The ABS Challenge System is tightening strike zones, increasing walks, and shifting fantasy baseball value ...

But there is a point to be made here beyond all the (admittedly very funny) memes. MLB put the ABS system in place in response to years of fan and player outcry, no doubt hoping that the ability to ...