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MLB’s Automated Strike-Zone Challenges Are Reshaping Games

Early results show frequent overturns, increasing scrutiny of umpires.

C.B. Bucknor Leaves Brewers–Rays Game After Foul Tip to Mask

MLB Launches Automated Ball-Strike Challenges for Regular Season

MLB’s ABS Rollout Shrinks Official Player Heights for 2026

MLB Launches Ball-Strike Challenge System After Spring’s Hot‑Mic and Denied Review

MLB’s ABS Rollout Shrinks Many Listed Player Heights After Strict Measurements

MLB To Pilot Check-Swing Challenges in Pacific Coast League Beginning May 5

MLB Extends Checked-Swing Challenge to Triple-A PCL With 45-Degree Standard

ABS Challenge Tests Overturn Calls as Teams Split on Strategy Before MLB Rollout

ABS Challenge System Set for MLB Debut as Spring Data Shows Dodgers Struggling

ABS Trials Show Half of Challenges Overturned as Teams Refine Strategy

ABS Era Arrives: Spring Games Show Flurry of Overturns as MLB Finalizes Player‑Specific Strike Zone

Brewers Drop Cactus League Opener 9-6 to Guardians After Midgame Homers Swing Game

ABS Ball-Strike Challenges Debut in Spring Games With Majority of Reviews Overturned

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

MLB Finalizes ABS Challenge Rules for 2026 Season

MLB Owners Order Strict Coaches’ Box Enforcement to Curb Pitch-Tipping

MLB 2026 Preview: ABS Challenges Debut, WBC Returns, Youthful Managers Step In

MLB Approves Automated Ball-Strike Challenges for 2026

MLB Approves Automated Ball-Strike Challenges for 2026