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 ...
Major League Baseball

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 Palm Beaches on Tuesday and Wednesday in what amounted to a crash course i ...
Baseball America

11 Things To Know About MLB’s New ABS Challenge System For 2026

With MLB’s competition committee expected to approve the automated ball-strike challenge system on Tuesday, it’s a good time to explain both how ABS works and clear up some of its misconceptions.
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Pros and cons of MLB's robo-ump experiment: How ABS system worked during spring training debut

During spring training this year, Major League Baseball used a challenge system for balls and strikes based on ABS (automated ball-strike system). For those unaware, ABS uses a Hawk-Eye camera that ...
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Dodgers Spring Training: Cody Poteet Uses 1st Test Of ABS Challenge System Against Max Muncy

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs met on Thursday for the first matchup of Spring Training, with the visiting Cubs winning a lopsided affair. However, the lopsided score took a backseat to ...