US EditionJust over Half Ball/strike Challenges Successful on First Day of Spring Training Games
Teams used the automated ball-strike system in five spring training games with 56.5% of challenges overturned, averaging 2.6 overturned calls per game, MLB said.
- During the first day of spring training Friday, Major League Baseball reported 13 of 23 ball/strike challenges were overturned, a 56.5% overturn rate, as it tested the automated ball-strike system.
- Under the challenge system, each team gets two challenges per game and retains successful ones, with an extra-inning challenge rule reflecting video-review precedent from 2008 and 2014.
- The Diamondbacks and Rockies showed challenges overturned, with the plate umpire challenged seven times and six calls overturned during Arizona's 3-2 win over Colorado.
- There were an average of 4.6 challenges per game during the five spring-training games, with an average of 2.6 overturned calls per game in the sample.
- In 2025, MLB's prior ABS trial saw teams win 56.5% of challenges, with 617 of 1,182 overturned, establishing a baseline.
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Just over half of ball, strike challenges successful in spring training openers
Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike system — the so-called robot umpires .
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Independent EspañolAssociated Press - Just over half of the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games Friday, as Major League Baseball prepares for the first regular-season use of the automated ball/strike system — so-called robot umpires. MLB reported that 13 of 23 calls were overturned during the five games, representing 56.5%. There was an average of 4.6 challenges per game and 2.6 overturned calls per game. Seven challeng…
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Just over half ball/strike challenges successful on first day of spring training games
Just over half the ball/strike challenges were successful on the first day of spring training games as Major League Baseball prepared for the first regular-season use of the automated ball-strike system — the so-called robot umpires.
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Former Hopkinsville High School pitcher Easton McGee will be with the Milwaukee Brewers as they start their spring training Cactus League games Saturday against the Cleveland Indians. The 6-foot-7, right-hander is attempting to make the parent club after spending most of last season with the organizations’ Triple-A affiliate Nashville Sounds. Other Major League Baseball teams are beginning their spring training games today. The Orioles will face…
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