B.Miller pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd. HBP_Poteet (Outman). WP_Poteet, Hernandez. Umpires_Home, Tony Randazzo; First, Quinn Wolcott; Second, Nestor Ceja; Third, Nate Tomlinson.
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone. Plate umpire Tony Randazzo disagreed and called it a ball. Instead of arguing,
home plate umpire Tony Randazzo called a ball, which Poteet didn’t agree with. The ABS Challenge System is in place for spring training, and the Cubs took advantage of it in the first inning v ...
Reds manager Terry Francona doesn’t see the point of asking his veteran players to utilize the experimental ABS system during spring training.
The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) challenge got its first test run in big league Spring Training on Thursday afternoon, with two challenges taking place in the Cactus League opener between the Cubs and Dodgers.