How Rangers Boss Skip Schumaker Plans to Use ABS System in Spring Training

Spring training gives Texas Rangers manager Skip Schumaker, players and coaches a chance to learn the ropes of ABS before the ...

What is ABS system in baseball? How Yankees test it in spring training

MLB is incorporating the Automated Ball-Strike system during the 2026 season, and the Yankees have been testing it during ...

ABS challenge system gets right to work with spring training games underway

Colton Cowser did the honors in first game of the spring.
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These are the Padres prospects to watch in Spring Training

Sure, the Padres’ farm system has thinned significantly with recent trades. But they’ve torn down their farm before, only to ...
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How will San Diego implement new ABS system?

Luis Campusano was 2-for-2 on ball-strike challenges in yesterday’s spring opener.

Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games

Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games as Major League Baseball ...

Mets early experiment with ABS challenge system in spring training

PORT ST. LUCIE — Spring training is the time to figure out the nuances of baseball’s evolving rules. With the automated ...

How MLB's ABS Challenge System Works

MLB's Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge system will debut during the 2026 regular season.

MLB robot umpires are here to stay: Everything to know about ABS challenge system

The ABS system is back in spring training and will be used during the MLB regular season for the first time ...
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Astros test drive ABS system with strategic plan already in place

The Astros set up a pair of large television monitors behind a screen near home plate on the back fields at CACTI Park of the ...

Chicago Cubs getting acquainted with Automated Ball-Strike challenge system, which debuts in MLB this year

MLB is implementing the ABS challenge system for the first time in the regular season after testing it during spring training games last year.

Touching Base: MLB Teams Preparing Strategies For New ABS Challenge System

The automated ball-strike challenge system is coming to MLB in 2026, with teams getting two challenges per game to appeal ball-strike calls and retaining them if successful ...