Video taking off 5.8x its usual first day

William Contreras turns an ABS challenge into a staring contest

Pitching Ninja's World Series Short makes replay review a character moment, with a borderline strike and a very knowing smile.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 225,119 views a day, 5.8 times a normal first day on this channel (38,791).

William Contreras and ABS is pure CINEMA 🎬🤣

William Contreras taps his helmet with the confidence of someone who already knows what the replay will show. In Pitching Ninja's latest World Series Short, the Brewers catcher makes checking a ball-strike call look like part of the performance.

Rob Friedman assembles Contreras's challenges from Game 3, including an outside pitch and a high pitch that both become strikes after review. The Automated Ball-Strike system lets players challenge an umpire's call, putting their judgment of the strike zone to an immediate test.

It works both ways. Taylor Walls successfully challenges a called strike that Contreras has framed behind the plate. Then comes the centerpiece: Contreras and Yandy Díaz staring at each other while another borderline pitch awaits its verdict. The replay shows it barely clipped the zone. Contreras smiles.

"It's as if Contreras has already seen the replay," an announcer says during an earlier challenge.

The Short drew roughly 172,000 views in 14 hours, running well ahead of the channel's usual Shorts start. Its comment section was already more than six times as busy as a typical full first day.

Viewers keep returning to the smirk and the staredown, while others discuss whether challenging calls adds another skill for catchers to master. After Friedman's earlier breakdown of Milwaukee's swing-and-miss numbers, this upload gives Contreras's expressions as much attention as the strike zone.

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What viewers say

The smirk during the stare down 😂
@CapCru88See it on YouTube
That staredown was a classic
@ChipFreeSpaceSee it on YouTube
Love it! Its like a mini game within the game
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I love when he calls an ABS on a 3rd out, and just starts walking to the dugout, removing his gear, before the replay finishes.
@girlz0rSee it on YouTube
He knows the zone ❤
@beetroot48See it on YouTube
Abs adds skill to this game, it's another important thing you can master, that's good in my eyes
@jackattackstopmotion3244See it on YouTube
I love seeing a catcher run a game like that! Just like Yadi!
@wadesimon3536See it on YouTube
It’s so entertaining. He’s genuinely controlling the game. Such a great catcher
@Homer-g2dSee it on YouTube