{"id":98907,"date":"2025-09-26T09:29:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98907"},"modified":"2025-09-26T09:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:29:38","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8-breaking-take-these-3-braves-players-are-the-most-likely-to-screw-up-using-mlbs-new-abs-challenge-system-and-fans-are-already-debating-who-will-crack-under-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=98907","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING TAKE: These 3 BRAVES players are the MOST LIKELY to SCREW UP using MLB\u2019s new ABS CHALLENGE SYSTEM\u2026 and fans are already debating who will crack under pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<h3 class=\"my-2.5 text-black font-group-gigantic !leading-[30px] md:!leading-[44px]\">These 3 Braves players are the most likely to screw up using new ABS challenge system<\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F17%2F01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full\" title=\"Milwaukee Brewers v Atlanta Braves\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_176,w_5414,h_3045\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01k5vxe40endnzndjtag.jpg\" alt=\"Milwaukee Brewers v Atlanta Braves\" width=\"5414\" height=\"3045\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Milwaukee Brewers v Atlanta Braves\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center gap-4 ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Milwaukee Brewers v Atlanta Braves | Casey Sykes\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1 odesa-article-main\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content [&amp;_p]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_p]:md:leading-[28px] [&amp;_li]:leading-[30px] [&amp;_li]:md:leading-[28px]\">\n<p>On Tuesday, MLB announced that in 2026, the\u00a0Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System\u00a0will be coming to the big leagues. The challenge system has been trialed in the minors for a few seasons now, as well as spring training. It even appeared in the 2025 MLB All-Star Game at Truist Park in Atlanta, but many major leaguers have had a very limited run with the system.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have already been quick to wonder what it would have been like to\u00a0have the system in series&#8217; past, and wondering\u00a0which players and teams will be best\u00a0at utilizing their challenges.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Instead of trying to guess which players will be best at challenges, we identified which Braves hitters are most likely to screw up the team&#8217;s challenges next year.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Which Braves players could screw up the ABS challenge system in 2026<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Matt Olson<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Matt Olson is one of the best hitters in baseball, but the lefty swinging first baseman also takes a fair amount of strikes in the zone. Among Braves players this season, he&#8217;s fourth on the team at swinging at pitches in the zone.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Unsurprisingly, he&#8217;s second on the team in called third strikes, behind Marcell Ozuna, who likely won&#8217;t be a member of the Atlanta Braves in 2026. Based on the fact that Olson is more likely to take pitches in near the corners and the fact that he is at the top of the plate appearance leaderboard every season, it&#8217;s inevitable the three-time All-Star messes up a few challenges.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Unlike Olson, Ronald Acu\u00f1a Jr. swings at a healthy amount of strikes. On the Braves, only three players with 100 or more plate appearances have swung more often at pitches in the zone. Acu\u00f1a also excels at laying off pitches out of the zone, with only two Braves swinging less often at balls than the 2025 All-Star.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Still, the superstar still has a few moments where he takes called strikes in the zone he disagrees with. This season, he&#8217;s eighth on the Braves in called strikeouts. While he&#8217;s also likely to win a bunch of ABS challenges, there will certainly be a time or two where he gets one wrong and burns a challenge.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Jurickson Profar<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Profar is in a similar boat to Acu\u00f1a where the initial data doesn&#8217;t indicate he&#8217;d be likely to waste challenges. He doesn&#8217;t swing at balls, he swings a decent amount at balls in the zone. Profar is also is above-average in avoiding strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">However, Profar has had his moments\u00a0where he&#8217;s lost his cool. In a world where the challenge system exists, the left fielder might be quick to call for a review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These 3 Braves players are the most likely to screw up using new ABS challenge system Milwaukee Brewers v Atlanta Braves | Casey Sykes\/GettyImages On Tuesday, MLB&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING TAKE: These 3 BRAVES players are the MOST LIKELY to SCREW UP using MLB\u2019s new ABS CHALLENGE SYSTEM\u2026 and fans are already debating who will crack under pressure - 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