With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

The ABS Challenge System is tightening strike zones, increasing walks, and shifting fantasy baseball value toward disciplined hitters and command pitchers.

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TORONTO - When Tyler Glasnow first encountered the ABS challenge system during a minor league rehab assignment in 2024, he knew baseball had something ...

The Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) system was built to fix MLB's strike zone. One machine, one standard, every pitch the same regardless of count, park or pitcher reputation. The idea was simple: Remove ...

The ABS Challenge System is now one-month old in Major League Baseball and it has a message for you: “Honey, I shrunk the strike zone!” One month is not enough to conclude much in fantasy baseball, ...

Baseball can be a game of physics and statistics, so I was surprised during a recent major league game in Seattle when a technical measurement sent the crowd into a tizzy. In the May 1 matchup, Kansas ...

From the first-ever ABS challenge to the first ejection involving an ABS challenge, here are all of MLB's firsts involving the new balls-and-strikes arbiter. There’s a first time for everything, but ...

José Caballero, pictured hitting a single in the second inning, made the first challenge of the ABS era in the fourth inning, but the strike call was upheld. Thearon W. Henderson / Getty Images SAN ...

A view of an ABS System challenge during the fifth inning of a spring training game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark on March 13, 2026 in Clearwater, ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Coming to the majors this ...