Six weeks into the 2026 season, six MLB teams are hurting their chances by completely mismanaging their limited, two-challenge ABS budget. Batters for the Brewers, Guardians, and Braves challenge ...
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 ...
It has been only three weeks, but Major League Baseball’s ABS challenge system has ushered in a whole new genre of statistics in a sport that was already known for the treasure trove of numbers and ...
Beginning this season, teams will be granted at least two challenges of the home-plate umpire’s strike zone each game, as well as an additional challenge in extra innings, if their initial two have ...
The ABS challenge is not a gimmick. It is a two-challenge budget that rewards teams who understand where the ball crosses the plate and punishes teams who do not. Six weeks into the 2026 season, six ...