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Hamilton Spectator
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
MLB to experiment in minors with technology challenges for checked swings
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday. Using a Hawk-Eye system, a checked swing call can be challenged by either the team at bat or on defense. The decision will be made based on whether the bat head is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees — matching the first-base line for a right-handed hitter and the third-base line for a left-handed hitter. Short of 45 degrees will be called a no swing. A team will be allowed to make a challenge until it has one unsuccessful challenge. A video of the Hawk-Eye determination of the maximum bat angle will be shown on the ballpark video board. The team on defense can still ask the plate umpire to check a non-swing call with the first-base umpire for right-handed batters and third-base ump for left-handed batters without using a challenge. MLB experimented with the system in some Arizona Fall League games last year at Salt River Fields. There is no definition of a checked swing in the Official Baseball Rules, through it references checked-swing appeals. The start of the test was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. MLB experimented with an Automated Ball-Strike System using the Hawk-Eye system during 288 spring training games this year, and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenge s. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said regular-season use in 2026 is possible but not definite. ___ AP MLB:
Japan Today
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
MLB to experiment in minors with technology challenges for checked swings
Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich reacts on a checked swing during the first inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Sunday, May 11, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack) baseball Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday. Using a Hawk-Eye system, a checked swing call can be challenged by either the team at bat or on defense. The decision will be made based on whether the bat head is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees — matching the first-base line for a right-handed hitter and the third-base line for a left-handed hitter. Short of 45 degrees will be called a no swing. A team will be allowed to make a challenge until it has one unsuccessful challenge. A video of the Hawk-Eye determination of the maximum bat angle will be shown on the ballpark video board. The team on defense can still ask the plate umpire to check a non-swing call with the first-base umpire for right-handed batters and third-base ump for left-handed batters without using a challenge. MLB experimented with the system in some Arizona Fall League games last year at Salt River Fields. There is no definition of a checked swing in the Official Baseball Rules, through it references checked-swing appeals. The start of the test was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. MLB experimented with an Automated Ball-Strike System using the Hawk-Eye system during 288 spring training games this year, and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenge s. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said regular-season use in 2026 is possible but not definite. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Fox Sports
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
MLB to experiment in minors with technology challenges for checked swings
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday. Using a Hawk-Eye system, a checked swing call can be challenged by either the team at bat or on defense. The decision will be made based on whether the bat head is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees — matching the first-base line for a right-handed hitter and the third-base line for a left-handed hitter. Short of 45 degrees will be called a no swing. A team will be allowed to make a challenge until it has one unsuccessful challenge. A video of the Hawk-Eye determination of the maximum bat angle will be shown on the ballpark video board. The team on defense can still ask the plate umpire to check a non-swing call with the first-base umpire for right-handed batters and third-base ump for left-handed batters without using a challenge. MLB experimented with the system in some Arizona Fall League games last year at Salt River Fields. There is no definition of a checked swing in the Official Baseball Rules, through it references checked-swing appeals. The start of the test was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. MLB experimented with an Automated Ball-Strike System using the Hawk-Eye system during 288 spring training games this year, and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenge s. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said regular-season use in 2026 is possible but not definite. ___ AP MLB: recommended in this topic
Mint
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
MLB to experiment in minors with technology challenges for checked swings
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday. Using a Hawk-Eye system, a checked swing call can be challenged by either the team at bat or on defense. The decision will be made based on whether the bat head is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees — matching the first-base line for a right-handed hitter and the third-base line for a left-handed hitter. Short of 45 degrees will be called a no swing. A team will be allowed to make a challenge until it has one unsuccessful challenge. A video of the Hawk-Eye determination of the maximum bat angle will be shown on the ballpark video board. The team on defense can still ask the plate umpire to check a non-swing call with the first-base umpire for right-handed batters and third-base ump for left-handed batters without using a challenge. MLB experimented with the system in some Arizona Fall League games last year at Salt River Fields. There is no definition of a checked swing in the Official Baseball Rules, through it references checked-swing appeals. The start of the test was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. MLB experimented with an Automated Ball-Strike System using the Hawk-Eye system during 288 spring training games this year, and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenge s. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said regular-season use in 2026 is possible but not definite.
Winnipeg Free Press
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
MLB to experiment in minors with technology challenges for checked swings
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will experiment with a technology system to challenge checked swing calls in the Class A Florida State League starting Tuesday. Using a Hawk-Eye system, a checked swing call can be challenged by either the team at bat or on defense. The decision will be made based on whether the bat head is ahead of the knob by more than 45 degrees — matching the first-base line for a right-handed hitter and the third-base line for a left-handed hitter. Short of 45 degrees will be called a no swing. A team will be allowed to make a challenge until it has one unsuccessful challenge. A video of the Hawk-Eye determination of the maximum bat angle will be shown on the ballpark video board. The team on defense can still ask the plate umpire to check a non-swing call with the first-base umpire for right-handed batters and third-base ump for left-handed batters without using a challenge. MLB experimented with the system in some Arizona Fall League games last year at Salt River Fields. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. There is no definition of a checked swing in the Official Baseball Rules, through it references checked-swing appeals. The start of the test was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. MLB experimented with an Automated Ball-Strike System using the Hawk-Eye system during 288 spring training games this year, and teams won 52.2% of their ball/strike challenge s. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said regular-season use in 2026 is possible but not definite. ___ AP MLB:
