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In reply to the discussion: Baseball ABS is a game changer. [View all]

Wounded Bear

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18. You are correct about the actual challenge...
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 10:14 AM
18 hrs ago

It must come from the player with no bench intervention. However, you can bet your bottom dollar that managers will tell players before the game starts who can and who can't challenge. The Mariners catcher, Cal Raliegh, was pretty good at it last spring. Batters are looking at the pitch from a different angle, so their challenges will naturally be successful less often, and some guys don't have much of a clue.

The couple of spring games I've seen, the players have been pretty liberally calling challenges. I don't expect that to continue when the games start counting. In the games I saw, the two challenge limit was reached pretty quickly in the early innings, leaving no recourse later in the game. Managers will be pretty strict on who can challenge and who can't.

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Baseball ABS is a game changer. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Friday OP
What?!? Sun-Moon Friday #1
An Umpire Had Five Straight Calls Get Overturned With ABS Brother Buzz Friday #2
This is the vid that I watched that made me realize how big a game changer this tech is. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #5
There is another Video with the analysis giving the ump a pass on one pitch Brother Buzz Friday #6
I imagine ABS will compensate. If the batter changes his stance at the pitch , the zone will change at the same time. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #13
No. All hitters have been measured WestMichRad 21 hrs ago #16
The strike zone is mutable. It not only changes with the batter, LisaM 19 hrs ago #17
Don't shoot the messenger! WestMichRad 18 hrs ago #19
The two I saw the other day were in height. LisaM 16 hrs ago #22
It's spring training for umps, too... Wounded Bear Friday #3
You definitely need limitations on challenges. Most shouldn't be contested. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #4
Managers have no direct say in the pitch challenge action. WestMichRad Friday #7
How is the review done? OAITW r.2.0 Friday #9
It's actually displayed on the jumbotron at the game... Wounded Bear 15 hrs ago #23
You are correct about the actual challenge... Wounded Bear 18 hrs ago #18
I have no doubt that you are correct on this. WestMichRad 18 hrs ago #20
My guess is this is a stepping stone to ABS calling all the pitches VMA131Marine Yesterday #15
I'm a high school umpire and would love to have ABS and reviewed calls. chicoescuela Friday #8
It has to be controlled use. Otherwise, the game breaks down. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #10
Of course, you're right the number of challenges has to be controlled. chicoescuela Friday #11
It's a beautiful thing to be involved at your level. OAITW r.2.0 Friday #12
Absolutely right. I love the game and being involved with the kids that love it too. chicoescuela Friday #14
It will change the game a little... WestMichRad 18 hrs ago #21
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