Tag: Umpires

• 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

• My take on the ABS system coming to MLB in 2026

  Major changes coming to baseball seem like a yearly occurrence nowadays. We’ve seen changes to doubleheaders, extra innings, pace of play, shift setups, and more. It feels like baseball has tipped its hand, emphasizing the fan experience by streamlining games to promote continuous action.  Yesterday, MLB furthered themselves down this path with the official announcement…

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  September 24, 2025

  Baseball, Business of Baseball

  ABS, ABS 2026, ABS Challenge, ABS opinion, ABS System good, Analytics, Automatic Ball Strike, Baseball, Baseball AI, Baseball Business, mlb, Rob Manfred, Robot Umpire, Sabermetrics, Umpires