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- 1ABS Challenge System Rules Explained for MLB Playoffs▼What are ABS challenge system rules for MLB playoffs?
MLB's automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system is a focus of attention ahead of the playoffs, with fans asking how the rules work. Under the system, pitchers, catchers and batters can challenge ball-strike calls, with a limited number of challenges per team decided by Hawk-Eye tracking. Interest has surged as postseason games put the new technology under the spotlight.
- 2Automated ball-strike system takes center stage in MLB playoffs●The biggest ABS storylines of the Wild Card Series
MLB.com has highlighted the biggest storylines around the automated ball-strike system in the Wild Card Series, the opening round of the baseball postseason. The piece spotlines how the ABS challenge system is being used in playoff games for the first time and which calls or controversies stood out. Fans are watching closely to see how robot umpires affect high-stakes October baseball.