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David Lennon: MLB's Automated Ball-Strike System Will Be a Challenge for Everyone
The system provides two challenges per nine innings with a 50% success rate in Triple-A, using player-specific strike zones to improve accuracy and reduce disputes.
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Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsCould the Cubs use the new ABS challenge system to their advantage in 2026?
MESA, Ariz. — The Cubs haven’t yet nailed down their strategy for the automated ball/strike (ABS) challenge system, which is being implemented this season, but right-hander Jameson Taillon said he has faith in manager Craig Counsell.‘‘I would think Craig would find a way to make us really good at it,’’ he said. ‘‘I just trust he’s on it. Our [coaching] staff is so good, we don’t have to worry about it. They’ll figure out something — who gets to …
Braves' Chris Sale Shares Clear Message About MLB's ABS System
Major League Baseball is implementing the automated ball-strike system in 2026, and its effectiveness is certainly going to be one of the biggest stories in baseball throughout the season. It’s already been tested in the minors and seems to be a success down there, and players in MLB will finally get to show the umpires how much they also have strong judgment and feel for what the strike zone is. Each team will be given two challenges per nine i…
The 2026 season of Major Leagues will bring with it the implementation of the Automaticized System of Balls-Strike, or ABS Challenge System, designed by T-Mobile. With this measure, which will become rigorous from the Inaugural Day, players will be able to appeal a strike sung by the referees, which will ensure not only that the most important decisions are made correctly, but that it will also add a fun aspect to the strategy of the game. Teste…
Why Former Red Sox Ace Will 'Never' Use ABS Challenge System
Not every pitcher will embrace MLB’s new automated balls-strike challenge system this season. Some pitchers will relish the opportunity to prove an umpire wrong and challenge a called ball, but not Chris Sale. The former Boston Red Sox starter, who is preparing for his third season with the Atlanta Braves, offered a different perspective before the ABS rollout. Sale told reporters Friday, per Fox 5 Atlanta’s Justin Felder, that he has no plans t…
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