As you may have picked up, Poteet appealed the ball ruling by tapping the top of the head. Review of the pitch indeed flipped it from a called ball to a strike, which means Poteet

Starting Thursday at Camelback Ranch, where the Dodgers and Cubs will open Cactus League play, the ABS challenge system will begin being implemented.

Major League Baseball will experiment with the automated ball-strike challenge system in spring training games. The league announced on Tuesday the ABS system will be used for roughly 60 percent of all spring games between the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues.

The Chicago Cubs finalized their $6 million, one-year contract Thursday with Justin Turner, who then went through workouts with the team before its opening game of spring training. The 40-year-old Turner provides the Cubs some security at third base behind young Matt Shaw,

Turner can earn an additional $2.5 million in bonuses, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The Chicago Cubs once viewed their century-long championship drought as the greatest remaining quest in professional sports. But without 1908 hanging over the franchise anymore, there does not appear to be the same sense of urgency.