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 ...

“We want our guys to be aggressive’’ with the challenges, said Boone. “But we want to be right. We want to keep those (challenges) too.’’ How does ABS system work in MLB games? Teams receive two ...

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 first week of Spring Training games have already given us a glimpse into how the challenge system will work — and the results are surprising. Before the calls start counting for real on Opening ...

MLB fans got a taste of the automated balls & strikes (ABS) system during Spring Training 2025. Now, it’ll be coming to regular-season and postseason games in 2026. The league announced on September ...

The ABS Challenge System was supposed to cut down on umpires’ mistakes. In reality, it has enlarged the bullpen tax that ...

It's a new era for MLB. The days of arguing over balls and strikes are coming to an end, or are at least going to slow down. This season, MLB is instituting an Automated Balls and Strikes Challenge ...

The NHL's review system was under scrutiny on Monday after Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski had his game-winning goal overturned after an offside challenge in Game 2 against the Senators. Josh Lavallee / ...

The ABS challenge system has generated a buzz in spring camps, just like Spencer Jones and Konnor Griffin have with their bats. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Christian ...

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