NEW YORK (AP) — If a minor league player says an umpire is acting like a robot this year, he might be right. Computer umpires for ball and strikes are coming to a low-level minor league but are a while away from the big leagues. Major League Baseball plans to use Automated Ball-Strike technology in eight of nine ballparks at the Low-A Southeast League, which starts play May 4 as minor league baseball resumes after a one-year break caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association agreed to cooperate if the system is utilized by MLB.
