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Mariners' Randy Arozarena brings ABS challenge rules into question with funny move

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That included in a slightly different form of ABS challenge of a ball-strike call on Saturday night as the Seattle Mariners took on the Cleveland Guardians.

Arozarena was already running down the first base line after taking a 3-2 pitch, clearly thinking he had earned a walk on ball four, only to notice it had been called a strike.

After trotting a bit down the line, he turned back and tapped his head to challenge the pitch.

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The confusing part is that during Spring Training, a big deal had been made out of the fact that players couldn't make another move before challenging. It's supposed to be almost immediate. It's designed to keep the game moving, and to prevent time for someone else to inform the player what he should do.

Apparently a little jog down the first base line doesn't qualify, or this umpire was feeling lenient.

Either way, Arozarena was right. The ball was just a tad inside, and so he had earned his walk.

Some umpires, based on how the rule is written, may have not let Arozarena challenge in this circumstance, though. He's going to have to be a bit more careful on how he ends at bats like these ones if he wants to have that challenge available to him.

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