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Batting Around: Do you like the ABS challenge system? Is it better or worse than fully automated umpires? This year's spring training is the first use of the system in major-league games ...

Major League Baseball sent a memo to farm directors Tuesday indicating that beginning on June 25, all Triple-A games will use the ABS (automatic balls and strikes) challenge system as opposed to ...

The challenge system will not be used in MLB games this season, but there is a good chance it will be implemented in 2026.

MLB will employ the ABS system in next week’s All-Star Game on July 15 while there is growing calls to move toward using the operation in the future.

Using the automated ball-strike system (ABS), teams will have the option to challenge ball-strike calls in the majority of spring training games.

Baseball fans tuning in to the 2025 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday, July 15, could be getting a glimpse of what’s ahead for all regular-season games next year. Earlier this … ...

The upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park in suburban Atlanta will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) system that could be part of the league on a regular basis as soon ...

The Automated Ball-Strike system, which had only been seen in spring training games at the major-league level, was used four times.

And now, the league is prepared to put ABS to the test on a big stage. According to ESPN, the ABS challenge system will make a return for Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta's Truist Park.