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A hot topic all year has been the idea of computerizing the strike zone, the rise of the robot umpires. My experience would say home plate umpires miss less than 10 pitch calls a game, out of an average of 225. The electronic field sends a beep signal to the ump, whenever a pitch touches any part of the isosceles right pentagon extended upward, starting at the batter’s knees to the midpoint of the torso. How would this affect baseball, the strike zone getting bigger, actually the rule book size? There are big hurdles to get over, such as approval of the players’ union and owners, technical issues, communication logistics and ways it would affect the game known only through testing.

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