{"id":858281,"date":"2026-09-23T22:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/858281\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T22:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T22:52:29","slug":"automated-ball-strike-challenge-system-gets-praise-from-albert-pujols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/858281\/","title":{"rendered":"Automated ball-strike challenge system gets praise from Albert Pujols"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Former MLB All-Star Albert Pujols discusses the league’s new AI-augmented camera system. Pujols also reacts to his induction into the Cardinals Hall of Fame and shares details on the Playing with Heart program.<\/p>\n

Albert Pujols is embracing baseball’s technology-driven<\/a> changes, arguing that a new way to challenge ball-and-strike calls could give players another chance when a game is on the line.<\/p>\n

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MLB legend Albert Pujols weighs in on baseball’s new AI-powered challenge system and how technology is changing the game. (Mary DeCicco\/WBCI\/MLB\u00a0 \/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The former MLB All-Star joined FOX Business\u2019 Stuart Varney on “Varney & Co.<\/a>” to discuss the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System, which allows batters, pitchers and catchers to contest ball-and-strike calls, and how changes to the game could benefit fans.<\/p>\n

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The system gives batters, pitchers and catchers a way to challenge an umpire’s ball-or-strike<\/a> call rather than leaving a potentially pivotal decision unchanged. For Pujols, who finished his career with 703 home runs, its appeal is especially clear in the final moments of a close game.<\/p>\n

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“I love it,” Pujols said, “I didn’t play\u2026 My career with it but now covering in baseball and watching some of the guys taking a chance and opportunity what I love the most is that there might be a chance in the bottom of the ninth and they might call strike on you\u2026 And you might get a chance to come back\u2026 And probably win so it’s a second opportunity.”<\/p>\n

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Pujols acknowledged that challenges can put umpires in a difficult position, but he connected the latest change to baseball’s broader push<\/a> to improve the pace of play. He pointed to the pitch clock as another adjustment that initially drew questions but has helped shorten games.<\/p>\n

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“We put the umpires in a tough situation\u2026 But this is where we are in baseball right now,” he said. Later, discussing the changes and their effect on spectators, he added, “This is great for baseball.”<\/p>\n

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