{"id":130929,"date":"2026-03-06T02:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130929\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T02:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:59:09","slug":"philadelphia-phillies-catcher-j-t-realmuto-gets-back-to-back-ks-for-his-pitcher-on-abs-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/130929\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto gets back-to-back Ks for his pitcher on ABS challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Philadelphia Phillies<\/a> catcher J.T. Realmuto has a pretty good eye behind the plate. He got two strikeouts without Jes\u00fas Luzardo having to throw extra pitches, or face another batter in the first inning of his spring debut. <\/p>\n

Luzardo struck out three in a row in the first against Boston after a bunt single on his first pitch Thursday. The second and third outs were called third strikes, both of them initially balls before All-Star catcher Realmuto challenged through the Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS), or so called robot umpires, that will be used in the regular season for the first time this year. <\/p>\n

Red Sox catcher Matt Thaiss had a 1-2 count with one out when he took an 89.1 mph sweeper called a ball before the challenge that showed the low and inside pitch was within the strike zone. Connor Wong then took a higher full-count pitch that umpire Felix Neon called ball four, but Realmuto signaled for a review of the 88.3 mph changeup that became an inning-ending strike.<\/p>\n

Luzardo, who had a career-high 15 wins last season, allowed two singles and finished with five strikeouts over three innings. He faced 11 hitters while throwing 27 of his 38 pitches for strikes. <\/p>\n

National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to challenges in his only spring training<\/a> start for Pittsburgh against Atlanta last week before joining the United States team for the World Baseball Classic. <\/p>\n

Three Braves hitters in a row in the first inning challenged pitches by Skenes that were called strikes before being overturned to balls. That included a 1-1 curveball to Matt Olson that was only about one-tenth of an inch off the plate. <\/p>\n

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