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.

A bit of baseball history occurred during the Cubs’ spring training game against the Dodgers on Thursday afternoon.  Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet became the first player in spring training to

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone.

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.

The Dodgers played a few of their regulars in the opener, including shortstop Mookie Betts, third baseman Max Muncy and right fielder Teoscar Hernández. Yoshinobu Yamamoto started on the mound as he prepares to start the opener in Tokyo.

Human umpires still call every pitch, but each team has the ability to challenge two calls per game, with no additions for extra innings.

With the Tokyo Series to open the 2025 MLB season approaching in mid-March, the Cubs and Dodgers got a head start on spring training, with both teams reporting to camp a few days earlier than the 28 other clubs.

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