Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Brock Burke faced the Chicago Cubs’ Michael Busch with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning in a 6-6 game at Wrigley Field, and Burke’s first pitch to Busch looked like it may have clipped the strike zone.
Home plate umpire Tom Hanahan called it a ball, and Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson didn’t challenge. Busch walked on five pitches, and the Cubs won 7-6, spoiling Tejay Antone’s first MLB appearance since April 2024 in addition to a ninth-inning rally.
Why didn’t Stephenson, who entered the game at catcher in the bottom of the ninth inning after pinch-hitting for Jose Trevino earlier that inning, use the Reds’ ABS challenge?
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Reporting by Dave Clark, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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