MLB fans erupted after an ABS call led to everyone at the Reds stadium winning free pizza

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MLB fans at Great American Ball Park celebrated a dramatic ABS call that resulted in everyone in the stadium winning free pizza. The event highlighted the excitement surrounding promotions in baseball.

Key points

Fans at Great American Ball Park won free pizza
The giveaway was due to a dramatic ABS call
Promotions are a significant part of the baseball experience
Fans track strikeouts with excitement
The event highlighted fan engagement in Cincinnati

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MLB fans at Great American Ball Park got more than just a win, they got free pizza thanks to one of the most dramatic calls of the season.

Promotions are nothing new in baseball, but this one has built a reputation of its own in Cincinnati. Fans do not just track the score; they track strikeouts with the same intensity, knowing exactly what is on the line.

And on this night, everything came down to one final moment that could either fall flat or send the entire stadium into chaos. Because sometimes, the loudest cheer is not for a home run, it is for a strikeout.

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ABS challenge triggers wild moment as Reds fans win free pizza

As shown via Jomboy Media on X, the moment could not have been scripted better.

“The Reds have a promotion where fans win free pizza if the team gets 11 strikeouts in a game. They clinched it in the ninth inning on an ABS challenge and it was electric,” the tweet revealed.

The Reds were sitting on 10 strikeouts heading into the final inning, just one short of triggering the long-running “Strikeouts for Slices” promotion.

When a pitch was initially called a ball, the Reds challenged it using the ABS system, and the call was overturned to a strike, sealing the 11th strikeout and sending the crowd into a frenzy.