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 ...

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event as any for fans, players and managers to deal with. With that, having an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system in ...

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 ...

In one of MLB's premiere regular season games, there will be a notable lack of the new ABS system. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is willing to tell players not to challenge certain calls if they ...

The Royals got their first regular-season look at Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system during opening weekend. In their first game, against the Atlanta Braves, catcher ...

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 ...

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 ...

The ABS Challenge System has shrunk the strike zone and boosted walk rates, reshaping fantasy baseball values in 2026. The ABS Challenge System is now one-month old in Major League Baseball and it has ...

Data shows catchers are more successful with challenges than hitters, who have a success rate below 50 percent. Some players and pitchers feel the system has changed their approach, as umpires may be ...