MLB ABS system stats are coming in: What players are best at challenges?

While things will certainly change, and something resembling normalization will occur over the rest of the season, there are ...

Pirates’ Nick Gonzales wins an ABS challenge he didn’t want to make

Pirates' Nick Gonzales wanted to challenge a strike call. Then he didn’t want to challenge a strike call. Then he won the challenge anyway.
9NEWS

Viral 9-9-9 challenge coming to Rockies' Coors Field

DENVER — The “9-9-9” challenge is coming to altitude. Major League Baseball announced the 9-9-9 challange will be sold at six ballparks this summer, including Coors Field in Denver. The 9-9-9 ...
MassLive

Fenway Rundown: ABS Challenge System is ‘right in your face all day long’

Baseball changed this season, and if you haven’t noticed yet, you’re not paying attention. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system is here, and according to the latest Fenway Rundown podcast, ...
New York Post

I did the stomach-churning 999 Challenge at Citi Field — and it felt a lot like watching the Mets

This “challenge” was the wurst. Citi Field tried to glom onto the viral “999 Challenge,” in which baseball fans gobble down nine hot dogs and nine beers in nine innings — but my attempt to devour the ...
Philadelphia Inquirer

Robot umpires are here: What to know about the pitch challenge system, and how the Phillies will use it

Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto has another task added to his to-do list before every game this year. In addition to his normal scouting reports on each opposing hitter that he uses to devise a game ...
MassLive

What was the outcome of the first ABS challenge in MLB history?

The Major League Baseball season started Wednesday with Opening Night between the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants. In the midst of the Yankees’ 7-0 win — and a rough night for reigning MVP ...
NBC New York

What is ABS? Explaining MLB's new challenge system starting in 2026

With a new Major League Baseball season here, a major change will play a unique role in how the year progresses. Coming to the majors this season is the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, or ABS ...
CBSSports.com

How does MLB's ball-strike challenge system work? Explaining ABS as it makes regular-season debut

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...
Yahoo! Sports

Yankees SS José Caballero makes MLB history with first-ever ABS challenge, which he loses

After tinkering with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system for a few years, MLB brought the technology to the regular season in 2026. It didn’t take long before the new technology was put ...
The New York Times

How does MLB’s ABS Challenge System work? An explainer to get you caught up

Players and managers were able to get used to ABS during spring training, but Opening Day will likely be the first time many fans experience the system. Mark Cunningham / MLB Photos via Getty Images ...