New Reds skipper Terry Francona wants his players to concentrate on getting ready for 2025 MLB season, one that won't include challenge system.

The Reds are one of a handful of teams with an automatic ball-strike system in spring training, but their manager won’t let them use it.

He figures there’s little point for veterans to use it since the system won’t be in effect in the majors this season.

There wasn't a lone factor that allowed Stephen Vogt the confidence he has in his job today, but his predecessor, Terry Francona, certainly helped.

Get the latest updates from Goodyear, Arizona where the Cincinnati Reds have begun Spring Training to prepare for the upcoming season.

Five parks in Arizona and eight in Florida have been fitted with the ABS challenge system technology this spring.

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona − The Cincinnati Reds ' bats went quiet against the San Francisco Giants in a 5-2 loss at Scottsdale Stadium on Sunday. Nick Martinez made relatively quick work of the Giants in his Cactus League debut after Reds manager Terry Francona endorsed Martinez to join the club's rotation earlier in the day.

Reds manager Terry Francona plans to opt out of elective participation in the automated ball-strike challenge trial during spring training but is willing to let Cincinnati's minor league players accustomed to the procedure use challenges.

GOODYEAR, Arizona − The Cincinnati Reds downed the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-1, on Monday at Goodyear Ballpark. Here's what you need to know from the game: Brady Singer pitched two scoreless innings for the Reds in his Cactus League debut, striking out four and inducing a double play to get out of the second inning after allowing two base runners.

Several of the Reds minor leaguers have prior experience with the ABS challenge system, which, along with full ABS (all balls and strikes automated) was tested at the Double and Triple-A levels in '23 and '24. By the end of '24, full ABS was dropped in favor of the happy middle ground, the ABS challenge system.