Cubs pitcher Poteet wins 1st challenge in MLB's ABS test

Cubs' Cody Poteet Wins 1st-Ever Automated Ball-Strike Challenge of MLB Spring Training
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Cubs' Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
Cody Poteet successfully challenged a fastball he threw in the Cubs' spring training opener with MLB's Automated Ball-Strike System.
WATCH: Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet wins first automated ball-strike challenge of 2025 spring training
As you may have picked up, Poteet appealed the ball ruling by tapping the top of the head. Review of the pitch indeed flipped it from a called ball to a strike, which means Poteet
Robot umps make early impact: Cubs pitcher wins first ABS challenge in spring training game
It took just one inning for the Chicago Cubs right-hander to be the first player to successfully challenge a ball-strike call in a big-league spring training game, overturning a called ball from home-plate umpire Tony Randazzo to a strike against Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy.
Cubs pitcher Poteet wins first challenge in MLB's ABS test
Cody Poteet became the first player to challenge a ball/strike call in a major league game when he asked for a review in Thursday's spring opener.
Cubs pitcher wins first ABS challenge in spring training
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone.
MLB sees very first challenge using Automatic Balls-Strikes system in spring training
For the first time in MLB history, a pitch was challenged using the new Automated Ball-Strikes system — and the call on the field was overturned.
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Players 1, umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 miles per hour fastball he threw to Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone. Plate umpire Tony Randazzo disagreed and called ...
Cubs' Poteet gets first-ever strike-zone challenge in an MLB game
Cody Poteet has his pitch overturned from a ball to a strike after a successful strike-zone challenge during an at-bat, the first-ever in an MLB spring training game.
Players 1, umpires 0: Cubs hurler makes first ABS challenge and wins
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
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