During a spring training game, home plate umpire Bill Miller accidentally revealed his hope for a call to be overturned while on a hot mic, saying, “please be a strike,” after a challenge from Giants catcher Patrick Bailey. The Automated Ball-Strike System (ABS) ultimately confirmed Miller’s original call was correct by a mere three-tenths of an inch. As teams adapt to the new ABS this season, players, including Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and first baseman Freddie Freeman, acknowledge the need to better understand the strike zone. The Dodgers have struggled with this adjustment during spring training, aiming to refine their approach before the regular season begins.
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