One of the biggest additions to Major League Baseball will be implemented on a full-time basis this year, with the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system coming to the regular season.
The ABS challenge system was first utilized at the MLB level last year, but only in select Spring Training contests and the 2025 All-Star Game.
As teams navigate the system in Cactus and Grapefruit League games this year, the Los Angeles Dodgers have struggled judging calls, going 3-14 on challenges overall entering Sunday’s split-squad games. The Dodgers did get one to go their way on Saturday, but they rank last in challenge success rate.