Pirates' Nick Gonzales wins an ABS challenge he didn't want to make
Pittsburgh's Nick Gonzales wanted to challenge a strike call. Then he won the challenge anyway. Gonzales was down 0-2 with one out and no one on when he looked at a 93.
6 mph fastball from Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar.
CHICAGO (AP) — Pittsburgh's Nick Gonzales wanted to challenge a strike call. Then he didn't want to challenge a strike call. Then he won the challenge anyway.
The amusing sequence happened in the seventh inning of Pittsburgh's 2-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Gonzales was down 0-2 with one out and no one on when he looked at a 93. 6 mph fastball from Cubs reliever Caleb Thielbar.
Umpire Roberto Ortiz ruled it was a called third strike. Gonzales motioned to his helmet with his right hand, indicating he wanted to use baseball's new Automated Ball-Strike System to take a closer look at the pitch. But he quickly brought his hand down and started walking toward Pittsburgh's dugout.