At long last, player protest with ball or strike calls can be handled with something other than ineffectual arguing.

Earlier this week MLB announced details of the ABS challenge system that will go into effect this season. If you missed it, here’s my article describing all those details. There’s going to be another ...

Starting in the 2026 season, Major League Baseball players will be able to challenge called balls and strikes in regular and postseason games for the first time. The widely expected adoption of the ...

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jordan Shusterman and Jake Mintz examine the history of replay in the MLB and how we got to the ABS challenge system. Check out the full conversation on the “Baseball ...

Major League Baseball announced the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be implemented on a full-time basis, beginning with the 2026 regular season. It represents the biggest addition to ...

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, ...

MLB games will look different in spring training and the regular season in 2026, as the league will be using the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System in every ballpark for the first time in the big ...

ATLANTA — It took all of eight batters for the Automated Ball-Strike system to make an impact at the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, its first such appearance in a non-spring training MLB contest. Facing an ...

Three seasons after adding the pitch clock to TV broadcasts, baseball producers now are figuring out how to handle the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, which will be part o ...