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MLB playoff teams and their ABS challenge systems explained
Original: What to know about the MLB playoff teams and their ABS challenges this season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7653793/2
A guide circulating in baseball coverage explains what fans need to know about the MLB playoff teams and how each has used the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system this season. With the postseason underway, the robot umpire replay system is drawing attention as teams' challenge success rates and styles vary, adding a new strategic layer to October baseball.
Why now: The MLB playoffs are underway, and ABS challenges are a new talking point for fans following the games.
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- What to know about the MLB playoff teams and their ABS challenges this season https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7653793/2026/10/03/mlb-playoffs-abs-challenge-system/ # Sports # MLB # Baseball · nyt_sports@robot.villas · 1
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