José Caballero made history Wednesday night, just not successfully. The Yankees shortstop became the first player to challenge a pitch using the automated ball-strike system during the regular season. In a 7-0 win over the Giants at Oracle Park, he tried to get Logan Webb’s first pitch of the fourth inning flipped from a strike to a ball.
The only problem was that upon review, the pitch clipped the corner of the strike zone and remained a strike, proving home plate umpire Bill Miller correct and costing the Yankees one of their two challenges. “I wanted to go for it,” Caballero said. “I thought it was a little higher than what it showed. But at least it was close.”
Despite the unsuccessful bid, Caballero still ensured his place in baseball history. After the game, his helmet was in the process of being authenticated to become an artifact in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Presumably, another helmet, hat or catcher’s mask will be joining it in the coming days as the first successful challenge.
PS: The Yankees are in first place in the AL East.
Juss' sayin'...
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