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Phillies first team to win MLB playoff game via ABS challenge
Original: Phillies become first team to win MLB playoff game on ABS challenge https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7647430/2026/09/30/
The Philadelphia Phillies have become the first team in Major League Baseball history to win a playoff game on an automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge, according to The Athletic. The milestone came in their postseason matchup against the Atlanta Braves, highlighting the growing impact of the robot umpire system now used in October baseball.
Why now: It marks a historic first for MLB's automated strike-zone challenge system in playoff baseball.
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