Major League Baseball has announced that by 2026, the full baseball season will be played using the ABS Challenge System and will be used full-time. This system was experimented wi ...

Challenge System for the 2026 season. Learn how it works, how many challenges teams get, and what it means for players, umpires, and game strategy.

Cleveland's veteran catcher is determined to turn the Guardians into the league leader at ABS challenges, marking a dramatic ...

A seismic shift is coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, and few players will feel the tremors more intensely than Guardians catcher Austin Hedges. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system ...

The ABS system has been used in various levels of the minor leagues since 2021. In 2022, the system was put in place for all Triple-A games. MLB tested out the system during spring training this year ...

Major League Baseball has done a lot of experimenting lately. Rule changes have been hitting the scene left and right. It wasn't until very recently that challenges were introduced into the sport, and ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee approved the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 season on Tuesday, the league announced. The 11-person committee consists of six owners, ...

Thursday's Cactus League game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs will be more than just the first spring training game of 2025. It'll also be a bit of baseball history: For the first ...

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone.

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 ...

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike,” ...