Who is Yankees-Giants home plate umpire? How new ump is impacted by ABS challenge system
It's a historic night in MLB.
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It's a historic night in Major League Baseball. For the first time, the automated ball-strike challenge system, ABS, has arrived for the MLB regular season. Batters, catchers and pitchers will be able to challenge balls and strikes called by the home plate umpire.
That will bring these umps just a bit more into the spotlight. Before, people could yell at them, but ball and strike calls weren't changing. Now, they could change.
MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape And if a given umpire has a rough night, with a lot of calls getting overturned, people will notice. So when the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants play on Wednesday night in the first game of the season, the man behind the plate will be a bit more in the spotlight. MORE: Mets, Marlins risk Moneyball Ron Washington mistake Who is home plate umpire for Yankees-Giants?