Hitters are winning more ABS challenges in the postseason, and teams are challenging more overall

Batters have seen increased success with Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenges during the postseason, while overall team challenges have risen. Across the 25 games of the Wild Card and Division Series, 71 of 121 overall challenges succeeded for a 59% success rate, improving from 54% in the regular season. Batter challenge success specifically climbed from 49% in the regular season to 57% in the playoffs.

Teams have averaged 4.8 challenges per game in the postseason, up from 4.3 per game in the regular season. Catchers won 42 of 70 challenges, while Tampa Bay's Griffin Jax accounted for the only pitcher challenge. Philadelphia's J.T. Realmuto successfully overturned a call for the first postseason game-ending ABS challenge against Atlanta.