By james art 
Surprise, Ariz. But when he felt he had thrown a first -step hit to the third Texas striker, Jake Burger, he slightly tilted his head in distrust.
Landen Roupp, shown to put a vatting toss last Monday, took advantage of Giants’ first Giants challenge with MLB’s ABS experimental system on Saturday when called Ball was changed to a video review.
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“I was like,” I really want to challenge this right now, “Rup said.
Sam Huff received the pitch, he also thought it was a stroke and saw the tilting of the head of the police station, so that the Giants hunter signaled a challenge – and received the call, as the whole stadium saw the dashboard, the sinking trimmed the bottom of the area. Burger turned to put an end to Inning 1-2-3.
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Each time the MLB implements the ABS Challenge system in the regular season – probably next year – it will probably be used mostly later in games in big situations and most of all with two strokes. Huff was not afraid to use it early and on the first terrain that RUP loved.
“If he has confidence in knowing that this is a strike – I thought it was a strike all the way, so I like it,” Rup said. “I’m glad you did it.”
Huff said he would do this in a regular season, if he was convinced that the pitcher was thrown at him.
“I’m just trying to keep it there, trying to get it into a groove,” Huff said. “These are the number of the bridge or bridge bats that could shape what Innning will have or what it will do.”
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The turn came quickly. As he was on the plate in the fourth, Rangers caused the first step ball by Jack Leiter and she was turned. Hurst heard about this from his former teammates, especially after his more successful challenge.
“I was looking at the whole dugout, they laughed,” Hurst said. “I knew I was cut (the area) and I knew they would say something.”
Manager Bob Melvin has not set any restrictions on the challenges this spring, as he just wants players to meet him. The smart money for Giants’ first challenge may have been at Man Leadoff Lamonte Wade Jr., who has the best discretion for strike in the team, but Wade decided not to do so.
“I was thinking about it, but I didn’t want to be the first person. Maybe next time, “Wade said. “But it is interesting to see that if it is clipped, they are called strikes, so I wonder if the amprifies will begin to expand their zones.”
Pycming plans: The probable rotation is easy for a telegraph from Giants Pitching plans to launch Cactus League.
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The RUP, a contender for the fifth rotary site, began the Saturday opener for the cactus league. The starter of the opening day Logan Webb receives the ball on Sunday with Hayden Birdsong, another fifth place hope, Piggybacking Webb.
On Monday, Justin Verlander will make his Giants debut at the home schedule with a split square with a Mason Black, which starts the road game. Then Robbie Ray starts on Tuesday, and Jordan Hicks, the fourth starter, goes on Wednesday against the cubes.
Kyle Harrison, who also fights for a rotary spot, is a week behind other beginners. The 23-year-old went through the disease late in the out-season period and took the spring slowly after a tumultuous 2024, in which he sprained his ankle, rushed back into action and injured his throwing shoulder. Harrison said his quick ball reached 91-92 miles / h in his bull sessions and that his body is feeling well.
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