Currently and for some time, Triple-A games have used the challenge system for weekend contests and full ABS – meaning the call of every ball and strike is automated rather than being determined ...

The ABS challenge system isn’t be used in regular season games this year, but some believe it could factor into the Majors as soon as the 2026 campaign. When asked about the possibility ...

The first system, which was used in Spring Training, is ABS (Automatic Ball-Strike ... in his first taste of Triple-A. He is the best hitter in the Pacific Coast League at 22 years old, and ...

The Hawk-Eye technology that fuels the ABS zone was available in 13 ... and parts of last season." The challenge system will not be used in major league games this season, but there is a strong ...

After splitting having the robot alone for the first three games of each series and a human with a challenge system in the final three during the first 2 1/2 months of the Triple-A season, MLB on ...