Tag: catchers

• 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…

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  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