The ABS challenge system leaderboard ranks batters, catchers, teams and umpires throughout the MLB season.

The 2026 MLB season introduces three major rule changes for various parts of the game. Teams now have a system to contest balls and strikes with the new ABS Challenge System. Coaches must stay in ...

Robo-umps have arrived. Kinda. Beginning this season, Major League Baseball will use the ABS (short for automated balls and strikes) challenge system, so it's not full robo-umps, but there is now a ...

As we enter the final week of the 2025 MLB regular season, the league has made a significant announcement, stating that it will implement an Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System for the entirety of ...

A decade-old social media trend was broadly revived on TikTok this week, as users are challenging one another to dump an ice bucket on their head for mental health awareness, mirroring the original ...

Teams are using different strategies to try to leverage the ABS system to their benefit. Ezra Shaw / Getty Images On the 265th pitch of their April 17 game, when the Baltimore Orioles needed some late ...

If you are watching a game and suddenly see a batter, catcher or pitcher tap their helmet after a borderline pitch, that is MLB’s ABS challenge system in action. “ABS” stands for Automated Ball-Strike ...

TikTok has long been seen as a breeding ground for dumb stunts, but some challenges are truly hazardous to one’s health. A recent survey found that the blackout challenge is the deadliest of all — ...