How the New ABS Challenge System Is Already Changing Fantasy Baseball in 2026

A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has multiple Cy Young potential. Knowing this, it is never too early ...

Early returns from MLB's ABS era: Fans like it, Mike Trout is good at it, and we've seen our first robo-ejection

MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system was the star of opening weekend, the main character in the first scene ...

Braves’ ABS challenge leads to eight runs in wild turn of events

Automated Balls and Strikes dramatically changed the outcome of Thursday’s 17-2 rout of the Diamondbacks by the Braves.

ABS is so good it makes you wonder what took MLB so long

Forget robot umps. ABS is so much better.

Through MLB’s first weekend, Salvador Perez and the Royals are ABS winners

Salvador Perez and the Kansas City Royals have been baseball’s best at utilizing their robot challenges through the first ...

ABS challenges in baseball? I miss Lou Piniella kicking dirt and throwing bases

I was on the fence about baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, but after a week of this, I'm not.

What is ABS? Explaining MLB's new challenge system starting in 2026

ABS stands for the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System that is being used in baseball and coming to MLB starting in 2026.

CB Bucknor needs to go, so does Major League Baseball's ABS | Williams

Williams: CB Bucknor isn't a good umpire, but no MLB ump deserves to be embarrassed by ABS challenges. Here's why ABS is bad ...
Opinion

Which umpires are getting exposed by ABS? CB Bucknor is far from alone

CB Bucknor has been among the MLB umpires who have struggled with the automated ball-strike challenge system.

Major League Baseball should use ABS on every pitch or not at all

But if MLB wants to use the technology, then use it all the way. Baseball could get every call exactly right on every pitch.