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Feb 1, 2023 · Surveys say fans want more action, a faster pace, more balls in play and more exhibition of athleticism. That led MLB consultant and former Red Sox and Cubs executive Theo Epstein and others involved in the Competition Committee and Playing Rules Committee to reverse engineer rules that might lead to those outcomes, then use the Minor Leagues to test them out.
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Surveys say fans want more action, a faster pace, more balls...
- Explaining ball-strike challenge system
Umpires make the ball-and-strike calls, and pitchers,...
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May 13, 2021 · Early in 2019, Major League Baseball announced a partnership with the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) to test new playing rules in order to observe the effects of potential future rule changes and equipment. One of those initiatives was the creation and testing of an automated ball and strike calling system (ABS).
Aug 21, 2022 · Umpires make the ball-and-strike calls, and pitchers, catchers and batters have the ability to make an appeal to the ABS system. The challenge system has been in place at most venues in the Florida State League (FSL) throughout 2022 and, more recently, at Triple-A Charlotte.
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Mar 11, 2021 · Major League Baseball will experiment with several rule changes in the minor leagues this season, including an automated strike zone, restrictions on defensive positioning and larger bases.
May 23, 2024 · NEW YORK -- An automated ball-strike system may be headed to Major League Baseball sometime in the future, but any such changes are unlikely to take place by the 2025 season. Commissioner Rob Manfred, speaking after the conclusion of the owners meetings at MLB’s offices in midtown Manhattan, said that
Jun 21, 2024 · Recently, MLB announced plans to use one variation of the automated ball-strike (ABS) system, the challenge system, in all remaining Triple-A games, beginning June 25.
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Sep 6, 2023 · MLB is testing a new technology in all the AAA parks across the country called the "automated ball and strike calling system,” or ABS. Engineers from MLB have been working on the system since ...