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  • NEW BRITAIN, CT - JULY 30: A Doppler radar that discerns balls and strikes is pictured at New Britain Stadium in New Britain, CT on July 30, 2019. For the first time, the independent Atlantic League is experimenting with "robo-umpires" during a game between the home team, New Britain Bees, and the Long Island Ducks. The home plate umpire, Timothy Rosso wore an earpiece in which he heard the balls and strikes called. Last month, the independent Atlantic League announced that, in partnership with Major League Baseball, it would be implementing a number of experimental rule changes for the remainder of its season, with the idea they might eventually be adopted at the games highest level. Of those rule changes, none has generated the same type of heated reaction as TrackMan, a computerized system that uses Doppler radar to track every pitch and instantly transmits the result - ball or strike - to an earpiece worn by the home plate umpire. (Photo by John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

    Major League Baseball wants to deploy strike zone robo-umpires in 2024

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    Steve Dent
    Steve Dent
    06.30.2022

    Major League Baseball will "likely" introduce an Automated Strike Zone System starting in 2024.

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    'Robot umpire' helps call balls and strikes in Atlantic League All-Star Game

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    Nathan Ingraham
    Nathan Ingraham
    07.11.2019

    If you're tired of watching baseball's umpires blow ball and strike calls, we have some good news for you. Last night, a "robot" umpire called the Atlantic League All-Star game, and soon all eight teams in the league will use the system for all their games for the remainder of the system. The plan to try this tracking technology was first announced back in March, and after a half-season of testing the radar-powered system from TrackMan, it was deemed ready to go for the All-Star game. It's an experiment done in partnership with Major League Baseball, and it was a precursor of something that could come to the big leagues in the future.

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    MLB considers pitch tracking system to assist home plate umpires

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    AJ Dellinger
    AJ Dellinger
    03.08.2019

    The next target for automation: baseball umpires. The Atlantic League, an independent baseball league, announced today that it will use tracking technology to assist umps in calling balls and strikes during the 2019 season in partnership with Major League Baseball. If the experiment goes well, MLB will consider implementing a similarly automated system for its future seasons.