In a survey of jobs Americans would most like to see replaced by robots, the umpire would surely rank near the top.
(The MLB league official tells me that legalized gambling has not been a factor in implementing ABS.)
Frustratingly, the subjective has infiltrated what initially felt like a technological problem: What does the perfect strike zone even look like anyway?
The MLB league official agrees, telling me the Jetson Robot Home Plate Ump is not in their plans.
"Growing up, my parents would go, 'Oh, the umpire's strike zone was small!'
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