Al Yellon created Bleed Cubbie Blue and has been its managing editor since 2005. His latest book about the Cubs is "Chicago Cubs Firsts." Find him on Bluesky at @bleedcubbieblue.bsky.social
The Cubs — or, more accurately, a bunch of miscellaneous guys wearing Cubs uniforms — defeated the Dodgers in the 2025 Spring Training opener 12-4 Thursday afternoon in Glendale, Arizona.
That wasn’t the most important story of the game, as you surely know that Spring Training wins and losses are pretty well meaningless.
More important was the inauguration of MLB’s ABS (automatic ball-strike) challenge system, which is being tested in many ballparks this spring.