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First baseball game-deciding challenge by automated ball-strike system

This wasn't just another replay review. It marked the first time the ABS challenge system directly ended a game. First ...

Baltimore's Samuel Basallo makes MLB's first game-ending robo-ump challenge

BALTIMORE (AP) — Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Baltimore catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game ...

First game-ending robot umpire call gives Suárez first save in 9 years as O's top Rangers 8-3

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first game-ending call by a so-called robot umpire gave Albert Suárez his first major league save in nine years, ending the Baltimore Orioles' 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on ...

Giants notes: San Francisco doesn't use challenges in first game with ABS system

The San Francisco Giants did not use any of their challenges in their first game with the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge ...
Major League Baseball

Twins set early single-game mark with nine ABS challenges

The Twins have been all about using MLB’s new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile, and have ...

MLB’s best, funniest and most extreme ABS moments as teams and umpires get used to new challenge system

MLB implemented its first-ever ball-strike challenge system this season, and the early reviews are positive — if not, in some ...

Orioles beat Rangers on MLB's first-ever game-ending ABS challenge

The Orioles led the Rangers 8-3 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Rangers outfielder Evan Carter was at-bat with ...

Automated Ball-Strike System sees 61.3% success rate in first games

CINCINNATI (AP) — Terry Francona had every reason not be a fan of the Automated Ball-Strike System, after the Cincinnati Reds ...
Sports Illustrated

ABS Challenge System Gets Right to Work With Spring Training Games Underway

Spring training games have begun as Major League Baseball's regular season creeps ever closer. The Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees had the honor of kicking off competitive baseball in ...