The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.

Major League Baseball introduced a new innovation for the 2026 season by implementing the ABS Challenge System. The All-Star break provided an opportunity to reflect on how the Automatic ball-strike ...

There's a reason why we refer to baseball as America's favorite pastime. Historians have pinpointed 1846 as the year when the first official game was played. The Cincinnati Red Stockings became the ...

Overreaction runs rampant in fantasy baseball in early April. When a player hits 2 HR in a game, he is the next coming of Babe Ruth. A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has ...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Major League Baseball is changing … again. Amid an era that has already seen significant alterations to the sport, most of which have been received favorably by fans and players ...

Dalton Rushing (right) has attempted the most challenges among the Dodgers' catchers, going 2 for 6 on his attempts from behind the plate. AP PHOENIX –– Finally, the Dodgers have found something they ...

MLB home plate umpires missing calls behind the dish is as frustrating an event as any for fans, players and managers to deal with. With that, having an automated balls and strikes (ABS) system in ...

Fans might love it. Players might eventually learn to love it (if they do not already). But umpires are going to hate Major League Baseball's new ABS challenge system for balls and strikes. At least ...

The ABS Challenge System has shrunk the strike zone and boosted walk rates, reshaping fantasy baseball values in 2026. The ABS Challenge System is now one-month old in Major League Baseball and it has ...

The NHL's review system was under scrutiny on Monday after Hurricanes' Mark Jankowski had his game-winning goal overturned after an offside challenge in Game 2 against the Senators. Josh Lavallee / ...