Two years ago, DC Comics launched its Absolute Universe, and readers have been digging the new spins on established heroes, as well as the new faces it’s introduced. For those waiting for an event to ...

Dave Roberts said earlier this season that the Dodgers could bar certain players from using ABS challenges if they didn’t exercise sound judgment. For Andy Pages, that moment has arrived. In Game 1 of ...

FILE - A call is overturned to a walk by the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, displayed on the stadium screens, after Cincinnati Reds' Will Benson challenged at pitch result during the ...

Major League Baseball introduced a new innovation for the 2026 season by implementing the ABS Challenge System. The All-Star break provided an opportunity to reflect on how the Automatic ball-strike ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Major League Baseball's new ABS Challenge System is creating significant buzz and drama this ...

The Athletics on Saturday evening topped the visiting New York Yankees 6-4 and, in doing so, ended their four-game losing streak. Shea Langeliers, Nick Kurtz, and Tyler Soderstrom each homered in the ...

Would baseball be a better sport if ABS called every pitch? There are so many factors to consider. Mary Holt / MLB Photos via Getty Images They arrive with every tap on the head. They depart once ...

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 ...

Ten percent of the season is in the books. Does Major League Baseball play any differently after three weeks of the automatic ball-strike challenge system? Perhaps ...

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...

A view of an ABS System challenge during the fifth inning of a spring training game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies at BayCare Ballpark on March 13, 2026 in Clearwater, ...

In baseball, checked swings are as much of an art as they are a science. And most art has no rules, only trends. The checked swing has always been one of baseball’s more subjective calls, if not the ...