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Jazz Chisholm Jr. admits his ABS challenges are so bad you 'gotta laugh'

New York Post·Greg Joyce·about 1 month ago
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HOUSTON — Entering Friday, only one player in the big leagues had lost more automated ball-strike system challenges than José Caballero, but none had won more than the Yankees shortstop. Taking into account the situations in which Caballero has challenged and been unsuccessful — not necessarily the highest-leverage spots — some have looked worse than others on the way to being 5-for-10. And while Aaron Boone said it is “possible” that he could get to a point where he would tell a player to stop challenging, the Yankees manager is not yet at that stage with anyone just a month into the ABS era. That said, Boone has had conversations with Caballero about some of his challenges. “Firm,” Boone said with a grin of the nature of those conversations. “Quite firm.” It would not be surprising if Boone had a similar conversation with Jazz Chisholm Jr. after Friday’s 12-4 win over the Astros , following his horrific challenge on a 3-2 pitch in the ninth inning that was not close to being a ball.…

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