Baltimore Orioles' Albert Suarez Gets Real About ABS After Historic Moment
The end of the Orioles-Rangers game on Wednesday was unlike any other.
The Baltimore Orioles' 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday symbolized the changing times in baseball. Right-handed reliever Albert Suarez faced Rangers outfielder Evan Carter with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. The latter player fouled off the first pitch before taking a fastball high and missing another one down the middle.
That brought the count to 1-2 before Suarez tossed another fastball on the outside corner. Home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez called it a ball, but catcher Samuel Basallo tapped his head to call for a challenge. The Orioles won the challenge and thus won the game on the strikeout, marking the first walk-off ABS win ever.
Suarez chimed in on ABS after the victory, via MLB. com's Jake Rill. "I think I like it more after what happened today," the 6-foot-3, 235-pounder admitted.
What does Orioles RHP Albert Suárez think of ABS after this challenge resulted in a game-ending strikeout for him? "I think I like it more after what happened today," Suárez said with a smile. https://t.