Tag: ABS Challenge System

• What We Learned from the ABS System’s Debut Season in Major League Baseball

  With the culmination of the 2026 MLB season (congratulations, Milwaukee!), we have a full season of data on the automatic ball-strike system (ABS). I wrote about the ABS system entering baseball back in April, attempting to calm the nerves of skeptics. Human umpires still played a pivotal role each and every day. ABS has simply…

  Quinn

  October 30, 2026

  Baseball, Baseball, Right Now, History, Player Evaluation, Team Evaluation

  ABS Challenge System, Analysis, automated ball-strike, Baseball Analytics, catchers, mlb, rule changes, Umpires, William Contreras

• Is ABS the first step toward robot umpires in MLB?

  The automatic ball-strike (ABS) challenge system coming to baseball is ushering in a new era of baseball strategy. In a sport that has seen much change in recent years, this installment merely adds to the heated debate surrounding human umpires, but it shouldn’t be as dire as many think. To many, ABS is the first…

  Quinn

  April 3, 2026

  Baseball, Business of Baseball, History

  ABS, ABS Challenge System, ABS system, Ball-Strike Technology, Baseball, Baseball Business, Baseball Data, Baseball History, Baseball Opinion, Baseball Rules, Baseball Strategy, History of umpires, Instant Replay, mlb, MLB 2026, Robot Umpires, Robot Umps, Sports Technology