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 ...

The 2026 MLB season introduces three major rule changes for various parts of the game. Teams now have a system to contest balls and strikes with the new ABS Challenge System. Coaches must stay in ...

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 ...

José Caballero, pictured hitting a single in the second inning, made the first challenge of the ABS era in the fourth inning, but the strike call was upheld. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images SAN ...

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The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system was built to fix MLB's strike zone. One machine, one standard, every pitch the same regardless of count, park or pitcher reputation. The idea was simple: Remove ...

The ABS challenge is not a gimmick. It is a two-challenge budget that rewards teams who understand where the ball crosses the plate and punishes teams who do not. Six weeks into the 2026 season, six ...

View post: Chris Sale Is Getting Better at 37. His Stuff+ Acceleration Proves It Even When His ERA Does Not. The ABS Challenge System is now one-month old in Major League Baseball and it has a message ...

Overreaction runs rampant in fantasy baseball in early April. When a player hits 2 HR in a game, he is the next coming of Babe Ruth. A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has ...