MLB's latest venture appears to be taking more of the human element out of the game, with a test run of an automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system put in during 2025 spring training.

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I don’t think so." In a highly entertaining back-and-forth with The Athletic's Jayson Stark, who was attempting to explain to Scherzer the technology behind ABS, the three-time CY Young Award ...

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The league has another potential win on its hands with the automated ball-strike system (ABS). The challenge system is being used in spring training games this season, but there are no plans yet ...

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don’t expect to see too many players challenge a ball or strike call via the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) being piloted by Major League Baseball this spring. Manager Terry Francona said he ...

Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to challenge a call using the new ABS (Automated Ball-Strike System), which is being tested during the Grapefruit and Cactus ...

GLENDALE — At Yankees camp on Wednesday, Luis Gil threw a pitch to Aaron Judge that tailed just below the zone. Gil disagreed. Believing it caught the bottom of the plate, he put his hand to his ...

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