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Three weeks into the season, baseball's new automated balls and strikes (ABS) challenge system has begun to fade into the background. You couldn't not notice it that first weekend. It was new and ...

Imagine you’re a baseball hitter in the batter’s box. You take a pitch for a called strike, and as you’ve done many times before, you adjust your helmet by putting your hand atop the equipment. Or ...

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PHOENIX — The fans love it. The umpires tolerate it. The players are getting used to it. And after nearly two weeks of the ABS challenge system implemented in Major League Baseball – with 585 ...

The New York Yankees lead the AL East in ABS challenge percentage at 65.5%, outperforming early narratives about their pitchers struggling. The Oakland Athletics boast the best ABS percentage in ...

The Yankees have been among the most successful teams at challenging early in the season. But their ABS strategy is years in the making. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images When it comes to the new Automated ...

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BALTIMORE -- Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Orioles catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game with a successful challenge via the automated ball-strike system. No word on ...

Royals catcher Salvador Perez overturned three called balls using ABS challenges. Players tap hat/helmet within ~2 seconds; only batter, pitcher or catcher may challenge. ABS uses Hawk‑Eye cameras and ...

SEATTLE -- The New York Yankees won all five of their challenges utilizing the automated ball-strike system during Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Though manager Aaron Boone would ...