On Tuesday, Major League Baseball officially announced that they are going to make a change for the 2026 season. MLB will be adding an ABS Challenge System, which will see balls and strikes being ...

The tournament will use the same pitch-timer rules in place in MLB but won't feature the Automated Ball-Strike System challenge system.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — 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) ...

Baseball has survived scandals, rule changes, and generational shifts, but few topics have split the sport like the push ...

Automated balls and strikes have arrived in 2026, and the Phillies are already adjusting as Rob Thomson and players shared ...

A replay shows on the scoreboard using the Automated Ball-Strike System during the first inning of a spring training baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers, Thursday, Feb.

BRADENTON — Major League Baseball may soon begin the “Upon further review” portion of its balls and strikes calls. After spring training wraps up next week, MLB’s competition committee will begin ...

The ABS challenge system is coming to Major League Baseball, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Tuesday afternoon. Beginning in 2026, teams will now receive two challenges to dispute balls and strikes per ...

Major League Baseball is experimenting with a new ABS challenge system that grants players the ability to challenge called balls and strikes using computer data. The system has been used in the Minor ...

The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is coming to MLB next season, granting teams at least two opportunities per game to send home plate umpires’ ball and strike calls to replay review.

The proposed system would allow each team two challenges per game to review pitch calls, with successful challenges retained. Data and feedback from players, coaches, and umpires who experienced the ...