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Baseball’s new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge system has already won over fans. It delivers more accurate calls and adds an entertaining layer of strategy and umpire-versus-player theater. With ...

Five days into the 2026 MLB season, we’ve already seen the secret weapon of the ABS challenge system in action: It creates fan-friendly drama. When Reds third baseman Eugenio Suarez tapped his head on ...

Over the season's first three days, the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system has changed things drastically. Steph Chambers / Getty Images It took all of five days for Major League Baseball’s ...

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 ...

It's MLB Opening Day 2026, and as we've seen with many things in our lifetime, there's something that's gone viral that has now been co-opted by the mainstream. In this case, it's the 9-9-9 challenge.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram in the last year, you’ve probably seen it: fans at baseball games crushing nine hot dogs and nine beers across nine innings, filming the whole ordeal ...

Call them an extra set of eyes. With the start of Major League Baseball's regular season this week, the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System makes its debut in all 30 ballparks. The system, ...