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Taking a look at how the Washington Nationals fared using the ABS challenge system

During the inaugural season of Major League Baseball's automated ball-strike challenge mechanism, the Washington Nationals experienced mixed results while adjusting to the new procedures. Across the league, a total of 5,686 rulings were reversed throughout the campaign.

For Washington, hitters successfully overturned calls at a 45 percent rate to rank 23rd overall, while the team's defensive challenges succeeded 54 percent of the time, placing 22nd in the majors. After enduring a difficult initial month where they struggled to adapt and frequently depleted their allotted reviews early in games, the club's effectiveness varied significantly among individual players.

Individual performance behind the plate and in the batter's box showed diverse proficiency levels with the review technology. Drew Millas struggled with a 43 percent success rate as a catcher, whereas Keibert Ruiz improved over the course of the schedule to win 56 percent of his challenges.

Harry Ford proved to be the most proficient catcher for Washington with a 60 percent success rate, benefiting from prior familiarity with the ABS setup in Triple-A. Meanwhile, CJ Abrams emerged as one of the premier challengers in the entire sport on the offensive side by successfully overturning 12 out of his 14 attempts.

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