Major League Baseball is debuting the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System to reduce missed calls on balls and strikes this season. Why it matters: It aims to improve fairness on borderline ...

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 ...

One day after the Brewers debuted a pre-pitch system to help players with challenges, it was gone.

The Giants have the right mix of hitters and catcher defense to take full advantage of the new ABS System in 2026.

SAN FRANCISCO — No major-league catcher is better at framing pitches and coaxing borderline strike calls than Patrick Bailey. The Giants’ switch-hitting catcher leads his cohort by such a wide margin ...

Baseball fans await the results of Major League Baseball's ball or strike challenge results with great anticipation.

MLB's ABS challenge system is up and running this spring — and it's about to change baseball profoundly. Here's everything you need to know.

Friday afternoon's Arizona Diamondbacks game featured the team's debut of the ABS challenge system. This new tool at MLB's disposal is being implemented on a trial basis this spring, utilizing the ...

Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal talked about how he plans to approach using the new ABS challenge system this season.

The ABS system is back in spring training and will be used during the MLB regular season for the first time ...