"In the meantime, MLB ball judgment inaccurate → ABS was needed earlier" CBS analysis

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A U.S. sports media outlet has expressed its expectations for the ABS (automatic pitching judgment system), which will be officially introduced in Major League Baseball from the 2026 season. At the same time, he pointed out that there was a lot of misjudgment about strikes.

CBS Sports, a U.S. sports media outlet, selected major major league topics for the 2026 season on the 7th (Korea time) and made "ABS introduced to all major stadiums" the fourth theme.

According to TruMedia, a U.S. data analysis media, the accuracy of Major League Baseball's refereeing decisions on sharp pitches in corners called "borderlines" has been only 47.6% since 2008. Based on the figures, CBS Sports said, "To be honest, the introduction of ABS should have been done earlier because Major League referees often failed to make accurate ball decisions. Of course, it can be understood considering the enormous restraint and rapidly curved movements of modern pitchers, but these were clearly serious problems that deteriorated the quality of baseball games.

The Major League Secretariat will officially introduce the ABS system from 2026 season. It was tested in exhibition games ahead of the 2025 season, and it was also tested in the minor leagues. However, it is a challenge system that examines the pitching trajectory again if there is a request for a reading different from the KBO league.

CBS Sports said, "The Major League's challenge system can actually be a stopgap measure. Major League Baseball has the technology to enable a fully automated system, but it makes most ball decisions to be made by human referees. Despite his clear technical skills, he still left room for the game dominated by the misjudgment," he said, leaving only half the favorable comments.

Still, the introduction of ABS itself was seen as a half success. At least, he evaluated that there was no game dominated by the referee. CBS Sports said, "I saw pitch clock and designated hitter system as huge changes in baseball, but I quickly adapted it. Will there be a game that ends with ABS in a high-pressure game such as the World Series now, and will the challenge system introduced this season be the basic step for the full-fledged ABS system. The answers to the following questions will be available at the end of the 2026 season.

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