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I was really looking forward to ABS in the SEC tournament. Fans love it more than I expected in pro ball. Now that I know the zone is going to be big (not even technically a strike under the rulebook), I’m not so sure. For example, the pitch in this graphic is most definitely a ball in the big leagues and probably in most SEC games. Official SEC 2026 ABS specs: 
• Width: 19 inches (home plate is 17” wide).
• Top: 58% of the batter’s certified standing height.
• Bottom: 23% of the batter’s certified standing height.
• It’s positioned over the middle of the plate (8.5” in front of the back tip). For comparison (per MLB’s official ABS specs): 
• Width: 17 inches.
• Top: 53.5% of height.
• Bottom: 27% of height. That’s roughly 6–7 inches bigger vertically than MLB’s 2026 ABS zone for the same player. Add the extra 2 inches of width and you get a noticeably bigger target. For a typical SEC hitter around 6’1” (73”), the zone runs from roughly 16.8” to 42.3” high. Still a big rectangle that includes pitches that would often look “up” or “down” to the naked eye (and definitely off the plate edges). I guess we will see. It will likely take out the most egregious bad calls but leave mildly bad calls which is so odd to me. 🤔 But that’s the point of an experiment.

Yale has won the Ivy League tournament and punched their ticket to the 2026 NCAA tournament. The first ticket to be punched. It’s officially postseason! 🔥

CADE ARRAMBIDE GRAND SLAM 🔥🔥🔥 His 4th HR of the game. Insane.