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Automated Systems Fan Experience Automatic Ball-Strike System ABS System Challenge Systems ABS Challenge System Automated Ball-Strike System

John Smoltz Draws Backlash for Knocking Jordan Walker’s ABS Challenge as MLB Adjusts to New Strike-Zone Reviews

The flare-up shows how MLB’s tap-to-challenge strike zone is reshaping at-bat strategy.

MLB’s ABS Challenge System Overturns 54% of Appeals as Umpires Bristle

MLB’s Automated Strike-Zone Challenges Are Reshaping Games

ABS Challenge Overturns Jen Pawol Call in Spring Game, Drawing Wide Ridicule

MLB Adds Broadcast Delays, Curbs Strike-Zone Graphics for ABS Rollout