"Each team will begin with two challenges, initiated by a pitcher, hitter or catcher tapping their head within seconds of the call - no dugout consultation allowed. The moment it's challenged, a graphic will show the result of the challenge on the videoboard and once it's confirmed or overturned, the game will go on. If a team's challenge is correct, they retain it but lose it if they are wrong."
"The added layer of strategy intrigues Stephen Nelson, the Dodgers' radio play-by-play voice. "As humans we are naturally resistant to change, especially baseball fans, and I say that as a baseball fan," Nelson said this week at Camelback Ranch. "So there's definitely going to be that early period where everybody's probably going to hate it, but you got to get through that.""
Edwin Díaz and Freddie Freeman demonstrated the head-tap gestures that will signal Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenges during batting practice. Each team will have two challenges per game, initiated by a pitcher, hitter, or catcher tapping their head within seconds of a ball-or-strike call, without dugout consultation. A videoboard graphic will display the review result and play will resume immediately after confirmation or overturn. Teams retain a correct challenge and lose a wrong one. The ABS system was tested in the minor leagues starting in 2022 and used in major-league spring training and last season's All-Star Game. Spring training averaged 4.1 challenges per game across 288 games.
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