The New York Times

Early spring training observations: ABS system a hit, young players standing out and more

The ABS challenge system has generated a buzz in spring camps, just like Spencer Jones and Konnor Griffin have with their bats. Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Christian ...
ESPN

A's have best ABS challenge success rates so far this spring

NEW YORK -- The Athletics had the highest success rate using the automated ball-strike system to overturn ball/strike calls during the first 10 days of spring training, winning 69.2% of challenges as ...
MLB

The most interesting players on the new ABS challenge leaderboard

Luckily, we already have a full season's worth of ABS from the 2025 Triple-A season to study for insights before ABS hits the Major Leagues for real on Opening Day. Let's take a look at some of the ...
MLB

There's loads of ABS data from last season. What does it all mean?

Welcome to the future. No robots required. For the first time, ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System) has come to regular-season and postseason Major League play, after several years of ...