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https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/yankees-execute-perfect-and-aggressive-abs-challenge-night/
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Rafiki give me an in depth summary of this article:
https://nypost.com/2026/03/31/sports/yankees-execute-perfect-and-aggressive-abs-challenge-night/
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The ABS challenge system is already changing the game — giving teams a tool to correct missed calls in real time. When you're right 10 out of 11 times, the umpires have to lock in.
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Injury updates: Carlos Rodón (elbow surgery) threw 50 pitches in live BP and could start a rehab assignment this weekend. Gerrit Cole will throw one inning of live BP in a few days. Anthony Volpe (shortstop) is set to face live pitching Wednesday after hitting off the Trajekt machine.
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The challenges created better offensive opportunities, though the Yankees still lost 2-1 to the Mariners on a Cal Raleigh walk-off single. Raleigh — who nearly stole MVP from Aaron Judge last season with 60 homers — entered as a pinch hitter after starting the year 2-for-15 with 10 strikeouts.
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Through four games, the Yankees are now 10-for-11 on challenges. Boone wanted the team to be aggressive with the system, and they delivered. "When you have that kind of success rate, it's not going to be like that every night, but I thought every one was obviously warranted," he said.
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The ABS system is already proving its worth. In the 4th inning, Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton, and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each successfully challenged low strikes in consecutive at-bats. Earlier, José Caballero challenged twice in the same plate appearance — turning a 1-1 count into 2-0, then a strikeout into a walk.
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The Yankees went 5-for-5 on automated ball-strike challenges in one game — including two challenges in a single at-bat and three straight batters successfully challenging in one inning. Umpire Mike Estabrook got heated as Boone and the dugout chirped him for missing razor-thin calls.