ABS challenge system used in spring training could become MLB ready as early as next season
After spring training wraps this week, MLB’s competition committee will begin collecting data from players, coaches, and umpires exposed to the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system used in 13 ...
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Men Lie About Their Height—Even Baseball Players
Which is bad news for the players who have been a little generous when submitting their stats to the media guide. Outfielder Benny Montgomery, listed at 6'5", gets measured by Malone for the ABS ...
Yankees manager Aaron Boone takes issue with automated ball/strike challenge system: 'I do not like this'
"I do not like this," the Yankees manager said on Tuesday night after a game that was littered with multiple challenges under ...
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MLB’s ABS Challenge System Is Awesome
There’s actually a little rush for the viewer as the player taps his head ... get more excitement into a baseball game is a good thing. Another aspect of the ABS system that MLB has gotten ...
Yankees’ Aaron Boone rails against ‘frivolous’ ABS challenges: ‘I do not like this’
MLB has implemented an automated ball-strike, or ABS, challenge system this spring, giving players the opportunity to contest ...
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MLB's ABS challenge system arose in part because of players' concerns about umpire gambling
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images In February, Major League Baseball fired umpire ... Scherzer said he and other players were more interested in deploying an ABS challenge system to eliminate "egregious ...
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Challenging balls and strikes in college? Here's what LSU baseball thinks of the idea.
But one piece of tech that hasn't made its way to the collegiate level yet is the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system. The ...
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Terry Francona says Reds will opt out of ABS testing: ‘Why work on strategy we’re not going to use?’
don’t expect to see too many players challenge a ball or strike call via the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) being piloted by Major League Baseball this spring. Manager Terry Francona said he ...
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The first MLB spring training ball-strike challenge was successful
A bit of baseball history occurred during ... Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to challenge a call using the new ABS (Automated Ball-Strike System), which ...
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Reds manager Francona wants veteran players to ignore ABS test run. 'It just muddies the waters'
Francona told The Athletic he's OK with younger players challenging calls via the ABS, which has been in use in the minors. But he figures there's little point for veterans since the system won't ...