Spring Training is a time for smart teams to push boundaries, and the Brewers found the limit this week as they explored optimizing MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) System. If you watched the ...

Jesús Luzardo understandably has some big goals for 2026 on the heels of his breakout '25 campaign. Unfortunately, one of those goals is already off the table.

After not talking about ball-strike challenges with their players for nearly four weeks, the Brewers just implemented a system ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has a pretty good eye behind the plate. He got two strikeouts without Jesús Luzardo having to throw extra pitches, or face another ...

One day after the Brewers debuted a pre-pitch system to help players with challenges, it was gone.

Major League Baseball is set to introduce the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System (ABS) this season. And with it, there will be some changes to both the in-stadium experience and the at-home ...

Spring training gives Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker, players and coaches a chance to learn the ropes of ABS before the season begins. SURPRISE, Ariz. — The 2026 season is a big one for Major ...

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone offers his thoughts on preparing his team to make good use of the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. Based on the New York Yankees’ research into the use of ...

ABS (automated balls and strikes) is the tech-heavy solution for players to challenge umpires' rulings on balls and strikes ...

This upcoming season, MLB will implement the Automatic Balls and Strikes challenge system for the first time at the major league level. The Arizona Diamondbacks (and 29 other teams) are going to have ...

Fortunately, though, we need not put ABS analysis on the back burner. We’ve got a whole season’s worth of data to explore. Just not at the MLB level. ABS was in play in AAA last season, and so we’ve ...