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Few would have predicted the New York Yankees to win an ABS challenge before hitting a home run in 2026. But they did, if only by a few seconds, and sure enough Aaron Judge was responsible for both. The Yankees captain overturned a strike to a ball by 0.1 inch then blasted his first home […] The post Aaron Judge Hits First Home Run After Making History vs Giants appeared first on Heavy Sports.
On Thursday afternoon, the New York Mets hit the field for the first time in the 2026 MLB regular season at home to begin their series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mets quickly fell behind 2-0, but regained their form in the bottom of the first inning, scoring five runs and sending Pirates star Paul […] The post Mets’ Freddy Peralta pulls off 1st ever successful ABS challenge on Opening Day appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Major League Baseball’s new era arrived faster than expected.José Caballero became the first player in MLB history to use the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system during a regular-season game, doing so in the fourth inning of the New York Yankees’ Opening Day matchup against the San Francisco Giants.The moment was quick. The result was definitive.Caballero […] The post José Caballero Makes MLB History With First ABS Challenge appeared first on Heavy Sports.
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The New York Yankees dominated their Opening Day matchup vs. the San Francisco Giants and watched Jose Caballero turn a routine fourth-inning pitch into a historic moment. The Yankees shortstop became the first player ever to initiate an ABS challenge in a regular-season MLB game, putting the league’s new automated strike zone squarely in the […] The post Yankees’ Jose Caballero gets real about historic ABS challenge that failed appeared first on ClutchPoints.
First blood has been drawn by … the umpires with MLB’s new automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system. The New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants officially kicked off the 2026 MLB season with a meeting on Wednesday at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. One notable moment occurred in the top of the fourth … The post Yankees player fails on MLB’s first-ever official ABS challenge appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
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MLB players who want to make use of the new challenge system for balls and strikes are going to have to make up their minds quickly if they want those challenges to be recognized. Houston Astros infielder Cavan Biggio found out the hard way that the new ABS challenge rules contain a strange caveat that … The post MLB player was denied a challenge thanks to weird rule appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Derek Jeter did not hide his displeasure with home plate umpire Cory Blaser’s call to end Sunday’s Team USA-Dominican Republic semifinal in the World Baseball Classic. Team USA punched its ticket to the WBC Final thanks in part to a generous strikeout call from Blaser in the closing moments. Dominican shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, who made … The post Derek Jeter throws shade at umpire Cory Blaser over rough call to end USA-Dominican Republic WBC game appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
