Yankees shortstop José Caballero makes MLB history, becomes first player to use Automated Ball-Strike System

New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero made MLB history Wednesday: He became nan first subordinate to usage nan Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS).

During nan 4th inning of nan Yankees’ 7-0 Opening Day triumph complete nan San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, Caballero challenged location sheet umpire Bill Miller’s onslaught telephone aft Giants starting pitcher Logan Webb threw a sinker astatine nan apical of nan zone.

Caballero, 29, tapped his caput to initiate nan situation and entreaty nan onslaught call, but mislaid nan challenge. The 12 Hawk-Eye cameras of nan Automated Ball-Strike System displayed that Webb’s 90.7 mph sinker was successful nan zone.

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José Caballero (72) of nan New York Yankees runs to first aft hitting a one-run double successful nan 2nd inning during nan crippled betwixt nan New York Yankees and nan San Francisco Giants astatine Oracle Park successful San Francisco, California, connected March 25, 2026. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Despite losing nan challenge, he had condemnation successful his decision.

"Nope, I wanted to spell for it," Caballero said.

Caballero thought it was a small higher than what was shown, but he is simply a instrumentality of nan ABS strategy contempt his unsuccessful appeal.

"I deliberation it's really good, support everyone accountable," he added. "It gives america a chance to really spot really bully (we are) pinch nan area aliases not. I wish it was nan different measurement around, I'm trying to get nan overturn telephone but this clip I didn't."

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Jazz Chisholm Jr., left, and José Caballero, right, of nan New York Yankees are congratulated by Austin Wells (28) aft some scored connected Ryan McMahon's two-run azygous against nan San Francisco Giants during nan 2nd inning of a shot crippled successful San Francisco, California, connected March 25, 2026. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)

Caballero’s situation was nan lone 1 of nan game. The Yankees were up 5-0 astatine nan clip of nan challenge.

Yankees head Aaron Boone said he has tried to beryllium nonstop pinch nan feedback he has fixed to players regarding their challenges.

"We've had a batch of speech astatine it. It's thing that we've poured a batch into, I've certainly," Boone said. "It's go 1 of nan things I've benignant of tried to lead nan complaint connected a small bit. Another benignant of end-of-spring gathering pinch each nan position players and catchers astatine nan extremity conscionable benignant of moving done different ones that came up and springiness my feedback connected it. I've been very nonstop pinch them during outpouring arsenic acold arsenic aft nan truth if I thought 1 was really bully aliases conversely if 1 was terrible."

"I've tried to beryllium existent nonstop pinch them and why," he said. "I consciousness for illustration we're going to beryllium bully astatine it, that's nan expectation. I'm judge we'll proceed to germinate pinch it."

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New York Yankees shortstop José Caballero (72) throws nan shot to first to grounds an retired against nan San Francisco Giants successful nan ninth inning astatine Oracle Park successful San Francisco, California, connected March 25, 2026. (Cary Edmondson/Imagn Images)

Teams are fixed 2 challenges a game, but if they successfully situation a call, they clasp it. But if nan situation is unsuccessful, you suffer it. So, nan Yankees were down to 1 situation for nan remainder of crippled aft Caballero's unsuccessful effort successful nan 4th inning.

Caballero, who went 1 for 4 pinch an RBI and a tally scored, drove successful nan first tally of nan 2026 MLB play pinch a azygous that scored Giancarlo Stanton successful nan 2nd inning.

The Yankees (1-0) will look to proceed their basking commencement erstwhile they return connected nan Giants (0-1) connected Friday astatine 4:35 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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