The New York Times

Some umps fear ABS is causing fans to judge them by near-impossible standards

The average miss of the 11 most accurate umps is 0.7 inches or less, according to tracking website Tap the Challenge. Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images Most businesses would balk at creating a ...
The New York Times

Inside MLB’s new ABS challenge system: Which umpires, teams and players thrived and struggled

Over the season's first three days, the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system has changed things drastically. Steph Chambers / Getty Images It took all of five days for Major League Baseball’s ...
CBSSports.com

Snyder's Soapbox: ABS is not 'embarrassing' MLB umpires, it's making them better

Welcome to Snyder's Soapbox! Here, I pontificate about matters related to Major League Baseball on a weekly basis. Some of the topics will be pressing matters, some might seem insignificant in the ...
Yahoo! Sports

Early returns from MLB's ABS era: Fans like it, Mike Trout is good at it, and we've seen our first robo-ejection

The robots are here, and they are a hoot. MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system was the star of opening weekend, the main character in the first scene of this baseball season. Prior ...
CBSSports.com

Umpire C.B. Bucknor has six pitches overturned by ABS system, including consecutive called third strikes

It took 11 innings, but the Cincinnati Reds have their first win of the new season. The Reds used a Dane Myers walk-off single to beat the Boston Red Sox Saturday afternoon at Great American Ball Park ...
New York Post

Dodgers inaugurate ABS era — much to fans’ surprise and delight

World Series MVP and Cy Young contender Yoshinobu Yamamoto received a hero’s welcome as he took the mound for the Dodgers on Opening Day. But then something new and extraordinary happened. After ...
ESPN

Yankees go 5-for-5 on ABS challenges in loss to Mariners

SEATTLE -- The New York Yankees won all five of their challenges utilizing the automated ball-strike system during Monday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Though manager Aaron Boone would ...
TSN

ABS system a hit for MLB

Major League Baseball has implemented the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system this season and it has been a huge hit. No pun intended. The players and fans love it. Here is how it works: Each ...
Yahoo! Sports

Are MLB players shrinking? Why players are losing inches on their official height due to ABS

The introduction of the automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system has come with an interesting side effect: MLB players appear to be shrinking. Earlier this month, when teams unveiled players’ ...
Medical Xpress

A shift away from traditional antifungal research: Study points toward immune reprogramming to treat candidiasis

Systemic candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection that has been difficult to treat effectively. Research published in a paper in the April edition of Cell Host & Microbe suggests that immune ...
FanSided

MLB standings by ABS success rate: Which teams are winning (and losing) the zone battle?

The New York Yankees lead the AL East in ABS challenge percentage at 65.5%, outperforming early narratives about their pitchers struggling. The Oakland Athletics boast the best ABS percentage in ...