The ABS challenge system has already paid major dividends for Major League Baseball. Not only has it led to getting calls right for batters and pitchers, which is most important, but it’s led to some ...

Challenging ball and strike calls has long been one of baseball’s time-honored traditions. Game momentum can change after what one team perceives as an errant ball or strike call. Managers get thrown ...

Major League Baseball implemented its new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System at the start of the 2026 season, giving players the power to appeal called balls and strikes. Could NCAA softball ...

Q: Do umpires, after a bad call, look at video after the game, and if it was a bad call, will they say they missed it? — Carl, Arcanum A: Absolutely they check the video. And sometimes they watch it ...