The Reds are one of a handful of teams with an automatic ball-strike system in spring training, but their manager won’t let them use it.
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental Automated Ball-Strike system during spring training. The ABS system for challenging calls is being tested out by MLB during spring training games,
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona was in the dugout running a game for the first time in 510 days as he and the Reds opened Cactus League play.
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona says he’s told players not ... Starting last year, MLB focused testing on a challenge system in which the human umpire makes each original call.
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona said he has told players not to use the experimental automated ball-strike system in spring training.