Tag: ABS

Morning Briefing: Automated Challenge System Full-Time in Triple-A

Good morning Mets fans! On Tuesday, the MLB sent a memo to farm directors announcing that on June 25, all Triple-A games will use an automated ball-strike (abs) challenge system, ESPN reported. The memo is the latest sign that the league is gradually heading towards implementing the challenge system. In the challenge system, a catcher or hitter can challenge a ball or strike a call in real-time...

Rob Manfred Suggests MLB Will Adopt ABS Challenge System in Future

Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to the media on Thursday, detailing various changes coming to the majors. The headlining idea was the installment of the Adjusted Balls and Strikes system (ABS) to the majors in the future. “There’s a growing consensus in large part based on what we’re hearing from players that the challenge form should be the form of ABS,” Manfred...