ABS

Example Sentences

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After an ABS review, the pitch was determined to be a ball.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Because the catcher has the best vantage point, teams across the majors have made their catchers, not their pitchers, the point men for ABS challenges on defense.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

As Smith alluded to, under the challenge system — as opposed to fulltime ABS, which MLB also tested in the minors — it’s still possible to steal strikes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

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

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

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis