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Atlanta – Baseball players in minor leagues had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the automated ball ball (ABS) system. The players of the major league were presented there during the spring training, but once the regular season, the marble judged if a land had fallen into the striking area.
The challenge system, which sparked a certain controversy in the world of baseball, will make its prime time debut during the MLB stars match on Tuesday.
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A view of a replay on the video of an automated challenge of the ball system during a match between the Buffalo Bisons and the Red Soxs of Worcester on May 5, 2023, in Polar Park in Worcester, Massachusetts. (Erica Denhoff / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The reaction in the days that followed the MLB confirmed that the system would be used has been mixed. Those who hold the traditions of dear baseball have expressed frustration or even indignation.
However, Cleveland Guardians’ field player, the field player, Steven Kwan, adopted a more measured approach.
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“I think it’s a cool addition,” Kwan told PK Press Club Digital on Monday in Atlanta, the host city of the Midsummer classic this year. “I think (we) need more experience.
Steven Kwan of the Cleveland Guardians during the star training day in Truist Park on July 14, 2025 in Atlanta. (Images Kevin C. Cox / Getty)
During the star match, the National League team and the American League club will each have granted two challenges. If a challenge is used and confirmed, the team will be able to keep it. A striker, a pitcher or a recipient can challenge a call for ball tickets.
However, if a player wants to make a challenge, time is gasoline. Any challenge must be presented immediately after a strike or a ball.
The All-Star game logo in Truist Park in a match between the Braves of Atlanta and the Los Angeles Angels. (Images Brett Davis-Imagn)
The AS of Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Skenes was one of the high -level players who rang on the ABS system.
“The launchers think that everything is a strike,” Pirates Ace in Atlanta said on Monday. “Then you go back and look at things, and it’s two, three bullets. So we shouldn’t be those who challenge it. I really like the human element of the game. I think that is one of those things you think that the referees are great until they are not.”
Skenes seemed to take a nonchalant position on the issue, saying that he “could somehow care less, anyway, to be honest”.
The ABS system should not be involved in regular season games once the stars break is over. The MLB has not revealed any potential calendar to use the system in regular matches or in the playoffs, but test it in the game of stars seems to be a step towards it to become a part of the game.
