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8353
Total Challenges
45/day avg
56%
Overturn Rate
4636 missed calls
75
Peak Day
Aug 25
11
Avg Hype Index?Average of MLB's excitement score across all challenges. Based on game situation — score, inning, runners, outs.
Peak Hype Moment?Highest excitement score on a single challenge this season. 80+ is clutch, 90+ is game-defining.
hype 95
Dominic Smith
Bot 9th · 2-6 · 2-1 count
called ball → strike
Carlos Estévez · Mike Muchlinski · Mar 28
Umpires
Blind?Worst overturn rate — highest percentage of calls overturned by ABS (min 2 challenges)
73/114 missed (64%)
Loves the Doubters?Best overturn rate — challenged often but ABS confirmed the most calls (min 2 challenges)
66/125 correct (53%)
Most Misses?Highest total number of overturned calls this season, regardless of rate
88 missed out of 144
Batters & Catchers
Sharp Eye Batter?Batter with the best challenge win rate — knows when the ump got it wrong (min 2 challenges)
Nick Kurtz
6/6 won (100%)
Blind Batter?Batter with the worst challenge win rate — challenges when the ump was right (min 2 challenges)
Troy Johnston
0/4 won (0%)
Sharp Eye Catcher?Catcher with the best challenge win rate — knows when the ump missed it (min 2 challenges)
J.T. Realmuto
59/75 won (79%)
Blind Catcher?Catcher with the worst challenge win rate — wastes challenges on correct calls (min 2 challenges)
David Fry
0/2 won (0%)
Pitchers
Loves ABS?Pitcher who benefits most from ABS — strikes confirmed + balls overturned to strikes in their favor
Brady Singer
27 calls went his way
8 K confirmed · 19 ball→strike
Hates ABS?Pitcher who loses the most to ABS — ump gave them strikes but ABS overturned to balls
Dylan Cease
18 strikes taken away
Ump gave the strike, ABS said no
Worst Missed Call
24.0" off the outside edge, low
John Bacon called strike → ABS says ball
Cleveland Guardians player (catcher)
Jac Caglianone vs Colin Holderman
Cleveland Guardians @ Kansas City Royals · May 5
Farthest from the zone — how did the ump miss this?
Search on YouTubeWorst Challenge
9.1" inside the zone
Adam Hamari called unknown → ABS agrees
Atlanta Braves player (batter)
Ozzie Albies vs Orion Kerkering
Philadelphia Phillies @ Atlanta Braves · Sep 12
Why did you challenge this? Ump was clearly right.
Search on YouTubeBatters
3655 challenges
Catchers
4565 challenges
Pitchers
133 challenges
Overall
3717 ump correct
When do challenges happen? Late innings = higher leverage
Pitch locations normalized across all batter strike zones
Missed Calls
4514 pitches
Confirmed
3604 pitches
| # | Team | Challenges | Won | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago White Sox | 358 | 182 | 51% |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 329 | 172 | 52% |
| 3 | Houston Astros | 317 | 175 | 55% |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 314 | 179 | 57% |
| 5 | New York Mets | 312 | 166 | 53% |
| 6 | Miami Marlins | 307 | 180 | 59% |
| 7 | Milwaukee Brewers | 301 | 163 | 54% |
| 8 | Colorado Rockies | 297 | 163 | 55% |
| 9 | Cincinnati Reds | 293 | 178 | 61% |
| 10 | Toronto Blue Jays | 286 | 155 | 54% |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 285 | 140 | 49% |
| 12 | Washington Nationals | 282 | 148 | 52% |
| 13 | San Francisco Giants | 278 | 149 | 54% |
| 14 | Chicago Cubs | 275 | 164 | 60% |
| 15 | Athletics | 275 | 167 | 61% |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Rays | 272 | 157 | 58% |
| 17 | Los Angeles Angels | 270 | 151 | 56% |
| 18 | Philadelphia Phillies | 267 | 170 | 64% |
| 19 | Cleveland Guardians | 266 | 139 | 52% |
| 20 | San Diego Padres | 264 | 138 | 52% |
| 21 | Detroit Tigers | 263 | 158 | 60% |
| 22 | Baltimore Orioles | 262 | 125 | 48% |
| 23 | Kansas City Royals | 261 | 158 | 61% |
| 24 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 254 | 157 | 62% |
| 25 | Boston Red Sox | 243 | 136 | 56% |
| 26 | Seattle Mariners | 242 | 130 | 54% |
| 27 | Atlanta Braves | 238 | 135 | 57% |
| 28 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 233 | 132 | 57% |
| 29 | Texas Rangers | 227 | 141 | 62% |
| 30 | St. Louis Cardinals | 217 | 116 | 53% |
| 31 | Philadelphia Phillies | 64 | 12 | 19% |
| 32 | National League All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| # | Player | Role | Challenges | Won | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado Rockies playerColorado Rockies | C | 356 | 157 | 44% |
| 2 | William ContrerasMilwaukee Brewers | C | 156 | 86 | 55% |
| 3 | Patrick BaileySan Francisco Giants | C | 123 | 68 | 55% |
| 4 | Tyler StephensonCincinnati Reds | C | 117 | 78 | 67% |
| 5 | Austin WellsNew York Yankees | C | 101 | 64 | 63% |
| 6 | Victor CaratiniMinnesota Twins | C | 101 | 53 | 52% |
| 7 | Dillon DinglerDetroit Tigers | C | 98 | 60 | 61% |
| 8 | Alejandro KirkToronto Blue Jays | BAT | 97 | 55 | 57% |
| 9 | Nick FortesTampa Bay Rays | C | 96 | 56 | 58% |
| 10 | Keibert RuizWashington Nationals | C | 95 | 52 | 55% |
| 11 | Yainer DiazHouston Astros | C | 94 | 53 | 56% |
| 12 | Francisco AlvarezNew York Mets | C | 93 | 38 | 41% |
| 13 | Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks | C | 92 | 57 | 62% |
| 14 | Hunter GoodmanColorado Rockies | C | 91 | 57 | 63% |
| 15 | Gary SánchezMilwaukee Brewers | C | 90 | 40 | 44% |
How often does ABS help or hurt each pitcher?
| # | Pitcher | Tot | K✓ | K✗ | B→K | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cade Smith | 40 | 13 | 4 | 11 | +20 |
| 2 | Brady Singer | 44 | 8 | 10 | 19 | +17 |
| 3 | Andrew Painter | 20 | 3 | 1 | 13 | +15 |
| 4 | Joey Cantillo | 42 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +14 |
| 5 | Nick Martinez | 34 | 6 | 7 | 15 | +14 |
| 6 | Michael King | 32 | 2 | 6 | 18 | +14 |
| 7 | Brandon Sproat | 28 | 2 | 4 | 16 | +14 |
| 8 | Juan Morillo | 21 | 7 | 1 | 8 | +14 |
| 9 | Bryan Woo | 26 | 5 | 5 | 13 | +13 |
| 10 | José Soriano | 29 | 8 | 5 | 10 | +13 |
| 11 | Andrew Alvarez | 27 | 5 | 3 | 11 | +13 |
| 12 | Kyle Bradish | 23 | 8 | 1 | 6 | +13 |
| 13 | Michael Lorenzen | 23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | +13 |
| 14 | Sean Burke | 41 | 3 | 8 | 17 | +12 |
| 15 | Tyler Phillips | 30 | 8 | 7 | 11 | +12 |
K✓ = strike confirmed · K✗ = strike overturned to ball · B→K = ball overturned to strike · Net = calls going pitcher's way
| # | Umpire | Challenges | Missed | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Wendelstedt | 144 | 88 | 61% |
| 2 | Sean Barber | 131 | 71 | 54% |
| 3 | Alfonso Márquez | 125 | 67 | 54% |
| 4 | Nic Lentz | 125 | 59 | 47% |
| 5 | Lance Barrett | 120 | 73 | 61% |
| 6 | Dan Bellino | 118 | 73 | 62% |
| 7 | Malachi Moore | 118 | 69 | 58% |
| 8 | Stu Scheurwater | 118 | 69 | 58% |
| 9 | Ramon De Jesus | 116 | 65 | 56% |
| 10 | Mike Estabrook | 114 | 73 | 64% |