Video: MLB Approves Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System! Examples of How It Works

[Ely Sussman]

With ABS coming to Major League Baseball in 2026, here are eight clips of borderline pitches that were challenged during Triple-A Jacksonville games this season. MLB's challenge system will be using the same technology.

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[THOMAS JOSEPH]

Generally, I am a traditionalist, but this is toothpaste already out of the tube. Most definitely do not like the limited challenge implementation.  It's another decision and strategy layer, albeit small. The full ABS implementation is obviously necessary for MLB credibility, as demonstrated by various umpire scoring sites showing hundreds and hundreds of pitches called incorrectly. It is amazingly difficult, true, but the "just get the call right" mantra applies, as it takes the game outcome away from the participants. Teams spend $3 - $4 million per win, and yet, despite the technology that is visible and able to correct the problem now,