For years, MLB fans have begged the league to do something about the atrocious umpiring behind the plate. Pitchers are throwing with more velocity and movement than ever before, making the umpire’s job especially difficult.
It’s going to take time, but we’re finally taking steps toward robot umps.
New for this year’s spring training, a majority of games in the Cactus and Grapefruit League will feature the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system. Each team will be given two challenges per game (retaining successful challenges), and they have to be immediately initiated by either the batter, pitcher or catcher.
With every change, it takes preparation and some getting used to. And on Wednesday, the Padres offered a glimpse at what the ABS challenge system would look like.
We just had a preview of the ABS Challenge system during Yu Darvish’s live BP!
A strike call overturned into a ball. Take a look: pic.twitter.com/XMA1BvRqus
— Sammy Levitt (@SammyLev) February 19, 2025
In the clip, we could see that Yu Darvish’s called strike out was challenged during live batting practice and overturned to a ball. The process was quick and honestly so cool to see.
While the league is testing ABS this spring, it won’t make an appearance in regular season games until 2026 — at the earliest.
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