In the fourth inning of the New York Yankees’ 7-0 Opening Night victory over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, José Caballero became the first MLB player to initiate an ABS challenge.
On the first pitch of the inning, the Yankees’ shortstop challenged a strike call from home plate umpire Bill Miller. It proved to be unsuccessful, giving Caballero an 0-1 count. He grounded out on an 0-2 count two pitches later.
Awkwardly, this all happened while the Netflix broadcast was interviewing Giants manager Tony Vitello. So it took a while for the moment to be acknowledged.