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MLB's automated ball-strike system explained as spring training games kick off with robo-ump challenges

This spring training will introduce a new element to the action: for the first time, MLB will employ the automated ball-strike system (ABS for short) during big-league contests. ABS is, for those unfamiliar with the concept,

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MLB to Use ABS Challenge System in Spring Training; Strike Zone Explained in Photos

Major League Baseball will experiment with the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training games. The league announced on Tuesday the ABS system will be used for roughly 60 percent of all spring games between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues.

SB Nation on MSN · 2h

First ABS challenge in MLB history goes against Dodgers

MLB is testing a challenge system this spring training. Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet challenged a ball call on a pitch to Max Muncy, and got it successfully changed to a strike upon review.

FanSided on MSN · 8h

What is the new MLB ABS challenge system? Baseball hopes to finally get it right this time

After years of testing MLB is finally set to introduce robo-umps to spring training in 2025, starting with Thursday's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs. Here's everything to know about how the ABS challenge system works.

USA Today7d

MLB spring training schedule 2025: When are the opening games for every team?

The action really picks up as the weekend arrives, when the rest of Major League Baseball's 30 teams throw their first pitches and take their first at-bats of exhibition play. The games are ...

With ‘alpha dog’ Bregman on Red Sox, the American League East surges back to prominence

With the Bregman deal, another American League power was let off the leash, and the AL East is in for a dogfight.

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