KBO to bid to select an ABS operating agency in the 2026 Futures League

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The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) aimed to deploy the automatic pitching decision system (ABS) to all Futures League stadiums this year.

KBO said on the 9th that it will hold a bid to select an ABS operating agency in the 2026 Futures League.

This project will be carried out with the aim of operating ABS system to target Futures League stadiums. Through this, the same standards as ABS introduced in the KBO League will be applied to Futures League games to provide an environment in which more low-age players can adapt to ABS. In addition, through securing and analyzing various data results, we intend to study the development plan of ABS operation.

The company selected through this bidding will be in charge of all related equipment, system installation, program development, data analysis, and manpower management for ABS operation at Futures League Stadium. In particular, in order to secure the accuracy and reliability of the judgment, we will continue to research and strengthen and manage measures to improve system accuracy tests.

In addition, ABS-related opinions from athletes and field officials are collected at all times. It is intended to enhance the understanding of the site by preparing guide materials for more efficient ABS operations. In addition, some stadium games will conduct data comparison analysis, accuracy verification tests, and various operation method tests with the tracking system designated by KBO. In the future, the overall improvement and development plan for the application and operation of the ABS system will be established.

Details can be found through the bid proposal for this project notified to the Nara Marketplace operated by the Public Procurement Service. Companies wishing to bid can prepare proposals and necessary documents and receive visits to the KBO International Team by 2:30 p.m. on January 20. Mail, email and fax are not acceptable. Only companies eligible to participate will accept the proposal.

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