{"id":556152,"date":"2026-03-31T12:58:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556152\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:58:09","slug":"yankees-execute-perfect-and-aggressive-abs-challenge-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/556152\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees execute perfect and aggressive ABS challenge night"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE \u2014 Aaron Boone wanted the Yankees to be aggressive in using the automated ball-strike system.<\/p>\n

A 5-for-5 night of challenges Monday \u2014 including two in one at-bat and the other three by three consecutive batters in one inning \u2014 was right in line with those wishes, though it did not ultimately make a difference in a 2-1 loss to the Mariners<\/a> at T-Mobile Park.<\/p>\n

On a night when they struggled offensively, the Yankees at least created some better opportunities for themselves by getting called strikes turned into balls, which turned into some barking with home plate umpire Mike Estabrook along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally good job by the guys,\u201d Boone said. \u201cWhen you have that kind of success rate, it\u2019s not going to be like that every night, but I thought every one was obviously warranted and a couple in some key spots to give us a chance to build an inning. We just weren\u2019t able to build much offensively tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Estabrook heard it from Boone and the Yankees dugout in the fourth inning, when Ben Rice, Giancarlo Stanton and Jazz Chisholm Jr. each successfully challenged pitches below the zone in consecutive at-bats.<\/p>\n

\"MikeMike Estabrook (83) reacts as New York Yankees\u2019 Jazz Chisholm Jr. challenges a call during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Monday, March 30, 2026, in Seattle. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cYou also get a little frustrated over there, like, those are razor-thin pitches sometimes, you don\u2019t want to always have to be challenging,\u201d Boone said. \u201cBut good on the guys for hammering the strike zone right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

An inning earlier, Jos\u00e9 Caballero successfully challenged two pitches in the same at-bat. He turned a 1-1 count into a 2-0 count and then a strikeout into a walk.<\/p>\n

The Yankees are 10-for-11 in ABS challenges through four games.<\/p>\n

The Yankees are now 5\/5 on challenges against Mike Estabrook.<\/p>\n

Estabrook got mad because Aaron Boone started chirping him to lock in \ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n

Ridiculous Estabrook is pissed off, get the calls right\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5ARiCznrfX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 js9innings (@js9inningsmedia) March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

For the first time since their down-to-the-wire race for the American League MVP last season, Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh squared off Monday night.<\/p>\n

Raleigh was not in the Mariners starting lineup, entering the day 2-for-15 with 10 strikeouts, but pinch hit in the seventh inning and later delivered the game-winning hit with a walk-off single. The catcher was off to a slow start after crushing 60 home runs last season and nearly swiping the MVP from Judge, who received 17 first-place votes to Raleigh\u2019s 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cI figured it would be pretty close,\u201d Boone said before Monday\u2019s game. \u201cI kind of believed Judgey would carry the day. I think [the voters] got it right. But there\u2019s no denying the all-around season that Cal had. It was deservingly a very tight race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AaronAaron Judge hits a single against the Seattle Mariners during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, March 30, 2026. AP<\/p>\n

Carlos Rod\u00f3n (elbow surgery) threw 50 pitches in live batting practice Sunday in Tampa, continuing his buildup toward rejoining the Yankees in April. It is possible his next outing could come on the start of a rehab assignment this weekend.<\/p>\n

Gerrit Cole, meanwhile, is expected to throw one inning of live batting practice in a few days as he goes through a scheduled deload before building up a final time.<\/p>\n

As for Anthony Volpe, the shortstop remains on track to begin facing live pitching Wednesday in Tampa. He has been hitting off the Trajekt pitching machine over the past few days.<\/p>\n

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Carlos Lagrange made his Triple-A debut Sunday, tossing four innings of one-run ball with no walks and three strikeouts. The 22-year-old threw 68 pitches in frigid Buffalo, but still brought the heat with his fastball, averaging 97.9 mph and topping out at 101.3.<\/p>\n

The rest of the Yankees minor league rosters were announced Monday ahead of those affiliates beginning the season Friday. Among the notable assignments: SS George Lombard Jr., RHP Ben Hess and LHP Kyle Carr at Double-A Somerset; LHP Pico Kohn, INF Kaeden Kent and INF Core Jackson at High-A Hudson Valley; and LHP Henry Lalane, LHP Allen Facundo and OF Brando Mayea at Single-A Tampa.<\/p>\n

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