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For baseball fans, it’s always sad to see generational talents slow down, seemingly playing out the last days of their amazing careers. Mike Trout’s 2025 was discouraging by almost any measure. A career-high 32% strikeout rate suggested that while the heart was willing, the bat speed was finally ...
The ABS Challenge System is now one-month old in Major League Baseball and it has a message for you: “Honey, I shrunk the strike zone!” One month is not enough to conclude much in fantasy baseball, but we know the strike zone is smaller by about 11 percent on average and the walk rate in baseball ...
One of the biggest changes early on in the 2026 MLB season has been the ability of batters, pitchers, and catchers to use challenges on umpire ball-strike calls at the plate via the ABS challenge system. While some baseball purists have derided the new rule for slowing down the game, others have been more receptive […] The post How Pirates’ Paul Skenes truly feels about ABS challenge system appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Athletics found themselves at the center of a viral moment Tuesday, as pitcher Aaron Civale was involved in a unique interaction highlighting MLB’s automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system during a matchup vs. the New York Yankees. Civale, the starting pitcher for the Athletics, displayed visible frustration after the umpire ruled a borderline pitch as […] The post Umpire hilariously requests Athletics pitcher Aaron Civale to challenge a ball four call appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Overreaction runs rampant in fantasy baseball in early April. When a player hits 2 HR in a game, he is the next coming of Babe Ruth. A sparsely-known pitcher spins a beautiful outing and he has multiple Cy Young potential. Knowing this, it is never too early to talk about the ABS system in Major ...
The new ABS challenge system is one of the best things Major League Baseball has ever added to the sport. Not only is it exciting to hear the fans cheer when the call is changed in the home team’s favor, but the system has already clearly shown that home plate umpires make mistakes too often. […] The post Padres closer Mason Miller reveals early thoughts on ABS challenge system appeared first on ClutchPoints.
After introducing the ABS challenge system, Rob Manfred needs to continue to modernize Major League Baseball — and, no, that doesn’t mean a salary cap.
Moments ahead of the MLB Opening Day, WWE and Hollywood veteran John Cena appeared via a digital exclusive video, where he made MLB’s new ABS Challenge System easier and simpler to understand. The MLB is introducing a major change to its umpire officiating methods after a year of trials in the minor leagues. The 2026 […] The post John Cena makes MLB’s new ABS Challenge System easy to understand appeared first on ClutchPoints.
After a year of trying it out in the minor league, the MLB is bringing a major change to how its umpires officiate. This 2026 season, an automatic ball-strike system, or ABS, will be implemented. While there will still be a human umpire behind the plate, there will now be a way for players to […] The post John Cena breaks down MLB’s new ABS Challenge System before Opening Day appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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MLB games will look different this season, and we have you covered on what to know about the newest rule changes, including the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System.
Major League Baseball is going to look and feel very different this season, both for the good and the bad. The new MLB ABS Challenge System is debuting tonight for the San Francisco Giants and New York Yankees Opening Day game on Netflix. The entire world will get a glimpse of what the ABS will […] The post CC Sabathia gets brutally honest on new MLB ABS system appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Yankees vs Giants and the ABS system debut headline a new era as the 2026 MLB season gets underway.
