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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

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs met on Thursday for the first matchup of Spring Training, with the visiting Cubs winning a lopsided affair. However, the lopsided score took a backseat to player performances and the debut of Major League Baseball’s Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system.

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.

What if I told you there was once a day when human umpires ruled all? It didn't matter if they were right, wrong, or somewhere in between. These human umpires o

Bellinger is a former NL MVP who was a big part of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning the 2020 World Series. He has a history with the Yankees, as his father Clay helped the organization win the World Series in 1999 and 2000.

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.

Cody Poteet successfully challenged a fastball he threw in the Cubs' spring training opener with MLB's Automated Ball-Strike System.

Poteet is in line to start Thursday's Cactus League game against the Dodgers, Jordan Bastian and Sonja Chen of MLB.com report.

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.

The automated ball-strike challenge system made its MLB debut Thursday in the Dodgers-Cubs spring training game. It's an early hit.

Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he ... The umpire then announces the updated count. MLB estimates the process averages 17 seconds. The Cubs and Dodgers opened this ...