A month-and-a-half into the baseball season, and Major League Baseball's automatic ball-strike challenge system is having a big effect on the field. The Iran war has changed. Trump’s talking points ...

The NCAA Baseball Rules Committee has approved the SEC’s proposal to use the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) at its upcoming tournament in Hoover, Alabama. The SEC will be the first conference in ...

The automated ball strike system will be in place for the first time ever here at PNC Park for opening day. If you're not familiar with that system, it is sort of like *** backup umpire. What it is is ...

The Red Sox's Roman Anthony (l.) asks for an automated ball-strike challenge against the Reds on March 26, 2026. MLB Photos via Getty Images We often talk about unintended consequences in a negative ...

Terry Francona had every reason not to be a fan of the Automated Ball-Strike System, after the Cincinnati Reds' 3-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.However, the longtime manager was taking the ...

The MLB's new automated ball-strike challenge system debuted on Opening Day across multiple games. Teams utilized the system efficiently, overturning calls in under a minute, resulting in a success ...

LAKELAND, FL – Ready or not, the automated ball-strike challenge system – ABS, for short – is coming to MLB in the 2026 season, with every team receiving two challenges per game. The Detroit Tigers ...

The Reds and the rest of the teams in spring training are getting used to the new Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. The Reds are one of the better teams this spring at employing MLB's new ...

MESA, Ariz. — For the first five months of Triple-A Iowa’s 2025 season, right-hander Gavin Hollowell let his catchers decide whether to signal for the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system on any ...

The ABS Challenge System was first utilized in MLB during spring training in 2025. | Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images MLB games will look different in spring ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — For his final pitch of a live batting practice Tuesday, Spencer Arrighetti threw a back-door cutter to a left-handed hitter. Catcher César Salazar framed the pitch, heard no ...

Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell is preparing his team to experiment with MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike System this spring. The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training are right around the ...