Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes revealed Thursday that he has done an about-face regarding Major League Baseball’s ABS system after previously having reservations about it.
During an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, Skenes explained that some questionable calls against him by home-plate umpires last season resulted in him being more open to the implementation of ABS challenges:
“I wanna say last year I had more pitches in the zone get called balls against me than pitches that were balls get called strikes,” Skenes said. “So, now I’m all for it. I’ve totally flipped my stance on it. I’m all for it. It’s great.”
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