Baseball changed this season, and if you haven’t noticed yet, you’re not paying attention. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is here, and according to the latest Fenway Rundown podcast, ...

Major League Baseballimplemented the ABS challenge systemfor the 2026 season, which allows players to challenge a ball or strike call made by the plate umpire. Each team receives two challenges to ...

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 ...

Major League Baseball changed forever last week with the opening act of the Automated-Ball Strike challenge system. Now, for the first time, the pitcher, catcher, or batter can challenge an umpire’s ...

Seven weeks into MLB's first ABS Challenge System season, the Detroit Tigers are winning the battle. The Washington Nationals aren't even close.

The Cincinnati Reds' first-ever ABS (Automated Ball-Strike) challenge came on a pitch to catcher Tyler Stephenson in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Reds' Opening Day loss March 26 against the ...