ABS

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ABS also calls strikes based on where the ball crosses the midpoint of the plate rather than the three-dimensional box described in the rulebook.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

The irony is that while ABS might by causing more walks, it also seems to be benefiting pitchers in a different way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

But Pages struck out on a strike that was determined to find the bottom of the zone by baseball’s new ABS system.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Based on measurements of ballplayers’ dimensions — but not, crucially, the stance individual players take at the plate — ABS makes the television strike zone into the actual one.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

It was called an ABS, or asset-backed security.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis