What is ABS? How MLB's ball-strike challenge system will work in spring training
ABS is MLB’s name for an automated strike zone — also known as robot umps. In a full ABS game, there will be a human umpire behind the plate, signaling the calls communicated through ABS. We won’t be seeing that full system in action this spring. Instead, teams will have a limited amount of challenges.
This year's MLB spring training could prove more consequential than any in years past as MLB will experiment with ABS, the ...
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental ABS system during ...
ABS is, instead, used as part of a challenge system, one that started in the independent Atlantic League (under MLB supervision) and has spent the last few years working its way up the Minor ...
The 38-year-old Maldonado signed with the Padres on a non-roster deal back in January to give the team some depth in spring training. He's a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, as San Diego ...
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