Invasion of the Robot Umpires
Zach Helfand writes about the minor leagues testing the Automated Ball-Strike System. But isn’t yelling and screaming about bad calls half the fun of baseball?
"One pitch was right down the middle. I went to call strike three, and it said, 'Ball,' and I went, 'Ball!' And I looked at both dugouts." — Fred DeJesus, umpire