Yankees' Jose Caballero actually made perfect sense in MLB challenge history
He was setting up for this.
Yankees' Jose Caballero actually made perfect sense in MLB challenge history originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Everyone was trying to figure out who might initiate the first ball-strike challenge in MLB history.
Not many guessed that it would be New York Yankees speedster Jose Caballero, but he's the answer to that trivia question after his ABS challenge on Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants . And in reality, no one should've been surprised. Caballero warned us this might be coming.
MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape During Spring Training, Caballero challenged more of the pitches he saw than anyone else in the major leagues. He also hit on 4-of-6 challenges in the spring. José Caballero: 1st MLB regular season ABS challenge ever Caballero was 1 of only 13 hitters who challenged at least 5 times at Spring Training -- and he was THE most aggressive challenger out of all of those guys pic.
twitter. com/ucI6yLsqc1 — David Adler (@_dadler) March 26, 2026 MORE: Mets, Marlins risk Moneyball Ron Washington mistake On Wednesday night, Caballero wasn't successful. He took a pitch in near his hands, a tailing fastball from Giants starter Logan Webb, that home plate umpire Bill Miller called a strike.