The New York Times

Some umps fear ABS is causing fans to judge them by near-impossible standards

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...
The New York Times

In just a week, the ABS system has already changed baseball in surprising ways

Some teams are being aggressive. Others are holding back. ABS strategy is a work in progress. Ryan Sirius Sun / Getty Images One week into the ABS challenge system, the Boston Red Sox have a clearly ...
New York Post

MLB umpires’ biggest ABS fears are being realized

Nobody likes getting called out at work — especially when doing so happens on a JumboTron in front of tens of thousands of folks. Some MLB umpires are “stewing” about the new Automated Ball-Strike ...
CBSSports.com

Orioles beat Rangers on game-ending ABS challenge: 'Better to use it and see what happens'

A walk-off via ABS challenge? It took less than a week for Major League Baseball to see the first of its kind. The system, in which a hitter, pitcher, or catcher can challenge a called ball or strike ...
The Verge

The ABS Challenge System is exposing the worst umpire in baseball

CB Bucknor is having a rough week. CB Bucknor is having a rough week. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. During ...
Yahoo! Sports

MLB’s ABS system embarrassed umpire CB Bucknor for terrible calls all week

C.B. Bucknor has endured a brutal start to the 2026 MLB season. Six of those calls were overturned, including this incredible sequence in the bottom of the sixth where he called a strike three that ...
TSN

ABS system a hit for MLB

Major League Baseball has implemented the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system this season and it has been a huge hit. No pun intended. The players and fans love it. Here is how it works: Each ...
CBSSports.com

Snyder's Soapbox: The strike zone is the strike zone, even in the ABS era (and especially then)

Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the ...
FanSided

MLB standings by ABS success rate: Which teams are winning (and losing) the zone battle?

The New York Yankees lead the AL East in ABS challenge percentage at 65.5%, outperforming early narratives about their pitchers struggling. The Oakland Athletics boast the best ABS percentage in ...
ESPN

Yankees go 5-for-5 on ABS challenges in loss to Mariners

SEATTLE -- The New York Yankees won all five of their challenges utilizing the automated ball-strike system during Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Though manager Aaron Boone would ...
Athlon Sports

How the New ABS Challenge System Is Already Changing Fantasy Baseball in 2026

View post: DraftKings Promo Code for 2026 NFL Draft: Score $300 Bonus for Tonight’s First Round View post: Gap's $5 to $10 T-Shirts Come in 15 Vivid Colors — 'So Cute for Summer' The ABS Challenge ...
Sports Illustrated

There's a First Time for Everything: Tracking All of MLB's ABS Challenge Firsts

From the first-ever ABS challenge to the first ejection involving an ABS challenge, here are all of MLB's firsts involving the new balls-and-strikes arbiter. There’s a first time for everything, but ...