Nationals Catchers Struggle with ABS in MLB

0:00It's April 28th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Major league baseball teams are gearing up for the automated ball strike challenge system rolling out full-time next season and it's already stirring. Things up for the Washington Nationals catchers. Younger players got a head start with it in the minors since 2022 and Vets tried it in spring training last year, but now the Nationals are running drills to nail down when to challenge jump calls. Their top guys, Caput Ruiz and Drew Millis, say their sharp framing skills are backfiring. Their snagging pitch is so clean, it fools them into. Thinking balls are strikes. Ruiz admits if he frames it perfect, he buys his own hype and challenges too quick while Millis agrees everything feels like a strike because they're catching better than most. Stat-wise, Millis ranks plus two in framing runs for 11th overall. Jesus plus one at 16th and the teams won 14 of 31.

1:01Defensive challenges at 45% solid, but they just need more play time to blend that framing edge with ABS smarts.