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| Title: | Baltimore's Samuel Basallo makes MLB's first game-ending robo-ump... |
| Link: | Original article on dailymail.co.uk |
| Region: | US |
| Topics: | think; suárez; texas; orioles; challenge; thought; basallo; used; samuel; baltimores; strike; makes; mlbs; baltimore; Major League Baseball; Albert Suárez; Inning; Pitch (baseball); Baltimore Orioles; Out (baseball); Strike zone; Umpire (baseball); Catcher |
| Datetime: | 4/1/2026, 8:42:17 PM |
| Summary: | BALTIMORE (AP) - Samuel Basallo made a little history when the Baltimore catcher became the first major leaguer to end a game with a successful challenge via the Automated Ball-Strike System. Basallo challenged, the replay showed most of the ball catching the upper outside corner of the strike zone, and Baltimore's 8-3 win was in the books. "I think we had two (challenges left) at that point," the 21-year-old Basallo said through a translator. The Orioles used a challenge in a crucial ninth-inning spot Sunday, turning a full-count walk into a strikeout as they held off Minnesota 8-6. Twins manager Derek Shelton was ejected after that one - he thought the challenge signal didn't come fast enough.... |
