Tampa Bay Rays catcher Ben Rortvedt tried to pull a fast one on MLB's new Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system on Friday afternoon. In the bottom of the third inning of a matchup against the New York Yankees,

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The Rays got their first look during Friday’s exhibition opener at the automated ball-strike challenge system Major League Baseball is experimenting with throughout the spring. Catcher Ben Rortvedt figured he might as well give it a try,