Certainly, there are plenty of factors that contribute to game time beyond the 30 or so seconds every ABS challenge takes.

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

Overreaction runs rampant in fantasy baseball in early April. When a player hits 2 HR in a game, he is the next coming of Babe Ruth. A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has ...

MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike System allows players to challenge ball and strike calls during games. Brewers players and coaches are testing the ABS system during spring training ahead of the 2026 ...

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Get ready for “robo-umps” in Major League Baseball. Today, MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted to adopt the Automated Ball ...

MLB on Tuesday announced that the ABS Challenge System will be implemented in 2026 spring training, regular season and postseason games after a vote by the Joint Competition Committee. MLB is entering ...

The automated ball-strike challenge system is not officially part of Major League Baseball games yet. But the MLB ABS system strategy is already taking shape across the league. Not in rulebook form.