MLB games are lasting a little longer this season. One reason could be the new ABS system

Strike system has been the MVP of Major League Baseball through the season’s first 2 1/2 weeks, creating a ...

MLB standings by ABS success rate: Which teams are winning (and losing) the zone battle?

We ranked all 30 teams by combined challenge performance through the first week of 2026. The results are not what the real ...
NBC DFW

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

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 ...
Yahoo! Sports

MLB ABS Challenge System Explained: How Automated Ball-Strike Challenges Work in Baseball

Detailed view of the scoreboard showing an ABS ball and strike challenge call being overturned to a strikeout during the Chicago White Sox against the Chicago Cubs during a spring training game at ...
USA Today

ABS challenge system: The rules for MLB's automated strike zone

From the moment MLB began testing an automated strike zone in the minor leagues, its eventual arrival to regular season MLB games was an inevitability. And that time has finally arrived. After testing ...
FanSided

Early ABS data is already separating disciplined teams from the rest

The first weekend of MLB's Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System revealed umpire inconsistencies across the entire league. Batters won 42% of ABS challenges, and disciplined teams are already gaining ...
ESPN

Yankees go 5-for-5 on ABS challenges in loss to Mariners

SEATTLE -- The New York Yankees won all five of their challenges utilizing the automated ball-strike system during Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Though manager Aaron Boone would ...
FanSided

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

MLB's Opening Weekend highlighted major inconsistencies in umpire performance under the new automated ball-strike system. Several veteran umpires saw high rates of overturned calls, with one having ...
New York Post

Everything to know about MLB’s new ABS robot challenge system — and the potential for humiliation

Richie Garcia is worried about the impact that robot umpires will have on their human counterparts. Major League Baseball introduced the Automated Ball-Strike System for regular-season play this ...
WXIX-TV

The ABS challenge system is here, and it will make a big impact

MLB has put in place a lot of rule changes over the last six years. There’s the automatic runner in extra innings, but only a small percentage of games go into extra innings. The pitch clock changed ...
bleedingcool

Absolute Batman Is Selling Over 300,000 Copies Every Month Now

Bleeding Cool had previously reported that Absolute Batman #14 by Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta from DC Comics had orders approaching 200,000 from comic book retailers through the direct market of ...