The Philadelphia Phillies will be showing up to spring training in a little over a month. There's still much of the offseason remaining, but there are other obstacles to work through outside the normal roster construction and game planning for a new season. A major change that will be implemented this coming season will be the automatic ball-strike (ABS) challenge system.
The challenge system has been looming for a few seasons over Major League Baseball, and the 2026 season will be the first of its use in regular season play. It will be an adjustment from what players have done in the past, with managers having to get themselves ready for the change.