American baseball star, left fielder and designated hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies
Colson Montgomery has set a new MLB single-season strikeout record, surpassing Mark Reynolds’ 223 Ks. He did so while also contributing 31 home runs and 87 RBIs as Chicago clinches a playoff berth after back-to-back 100-loss seasons, with two Colorado games remaining in the regular season.
The ABS challenge system has been used to overturn a close ball/strike call in the Phillies-Braves wild-card game, delivering a 4-3 win for Philadelphia. Realmuto challenged a ball that replays showed clipped the zone; the ruling change preserves the Phillies’ season. The moment marks ABS’s first playoff-game use to end a game.