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Orioles’ Coby Mayo caught in middle of ABS challenge controversy

Nypost · · 288 words · By Dylan Svoboda
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“The Orioles were the latest victims of yet another automated ball-strike system snafu on Wednesday.”
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Three independent web sources confirm the Orioles were involved in an ABS challenge on Wednesday, with one source explicitly stating it was the first game-ending ABS challenge.
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web search NEUTRAL — TheBaltimoreOriolesmade a bit of MLB history this week. In an 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers onWednesday,thegame ended on the league's first-everAutomatedBall-Strike(ABS) challenge.
https://en.as.com/mlb/why-the-orioles-game-ended-on-an-abs-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Three days after anOrioleschallenge caused the firstAutomatedBall-Strike-related ejection in MLB, Baltimore made more ABS historyWednesday.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/04/01/orioles-make-abs-his…
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web search NEUTRAL — However, Baltimore had not yet lost using theAutomatedBall-Strike(ABS) ChallengeSystem, powered by T-Mobile, during the game, having gone 2-for-2 to that point. That meant the team could still lose on…
https://www.mlb.com/news/first-mlb-game-ending-abs-challenge…
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“With two outs in the bottom of the second inning of their 8-3 loss to the Diamondbacks, Baltimore third baseman Coby Mayo took a 3-0 pitch from Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez near the outside corner that home plate umpire John Tumpane called a strike.”
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Two web sources directly describe the 3-0 pitch called a strike by umpire John Tumpane in the second inning with two outs during the Orioles' game against the Diamondbacks.
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web search NEUTRAL — Withtwooutsinthebottomofthesecondinningof their8-5losstothe Diamondbacks, Baltimore third basemanCobyMayotooka3-0pitchfrom Arizona starter Eduardo Rodriguez near the outside corner that home plateumpi…
https://nypost.com/2026/04/15/sports/orioles-coby-mayo-caugh…
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web search NEUTRAL — DuringtheOrioles' matchup with the Diamondbacks, third basemanCobyMayotooka3-0pitchthat he thought was ball 4 — it wascalledastrike.Mayobriefly started to make his way to first before stopping. He the…
https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/umpire-made-orioles-challen…
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web search NEUTRAL — HPUmpireJohnTumpaneejected New York Manager Aaron Boone for arguing balls andstrikesintheBronx.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvkyWHN-ySs
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“Mayo started his walk toward first, thinking the pitch from Rodriguez was off the outside of the plate.”
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Only one web source (MSN) explicitly states Mayo started walking toward first base believing the pitch was off the outside of the plate.
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web search NEUTRAL — CobyGeraldMayo(born December 10, 2001) is an American professional baseballfirstbaseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coby_Mayo
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web search NEUTRAL — As Tumpane made the call,Mayostarted hiswalktowardfirst, thinking thepitchfrom Rodriguez was off theoutsideoftheplate. Umpire madeCobyMayouse this challenge, even though a camera ...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/orioles-coby-mayo-caugh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mayouses those pitches to work to the right side of the field for thefirstfew rounds of batting practice so he's "really ...
https://www.thebanner.com/sports/orioles-mlb/jon-meoli-insid…
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“Mayo then moved his hand towards his helmet as if he was going to challenge the pitch, but stopped short of touching the top of his head.”
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No sources were found that describe Mayo's hand movement toward his helmet during the challenge.
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“The pitch would be confirmed as a strike, taking away an Orioles challenge and moving the count to 3-1.”
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No sources confirm the pitch was confirmed as a strike or the challenge outcome.
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“Losing the challenge aside, it would work out for Mayo, who hit a double on the next pitch.”
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No sources describe Mayo hitting a double on the next pitch after the challenge.
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“The ordeal is the latest example of MLB’s growing pains with ABS.”
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No sources discuss the broader context of MLB's ABS challenges beyond the specific Orioles incident.
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“Last week, the Pirates’ Nick Gonzales unsuccessfully attempted to un-challenge a pitch after clearly tapping his helmet on a strike call.”
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No sources mention Nick Gonzales' attempt to un-challenge a pitch or the Pirates' involvement.
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“Red Sox infielder Andruw Monasterio made perhaps the worst ABS decision of the year on Tuesday, challenging an 88 mph slider right down the middle from Mick Abel for a strikeout.”
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No sources reference Andruw Monasterio's challenge or Mick Abel's pitch.
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“As expected, some teams have had more success than others with the new system.”
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No sources discuss team performance variations with the ABS system.
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“After a hot start at challenging calls, the Yankees have hit a cold stretch and now rank just 12th in the league at 57.1 percent.”
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