Umpires will still call balls and hit the next MLB All-Star game in Atlanta, but they will get some help from a robotic eye in the sky.
The Automatic Shuttle Challenge System (ABS) that has been used in exhibition games, including spring training this year, will be used in the Midsummer Classic on July 15, according to a report from Jesse Rogers of Espn.
According to the report, each team will have two challenges with the possibility of maintaining them if they are successful.
Only a pitcher, a catcher or a beat can ask for a challenge and must pass almost immediately after the pitch. The player will touch his hat or helmet that they tell the referee that he wants to challenge while any help of the disbursement or other players on the field is not allowed.
MLB Commissioner, Rob Manfred said last year It is likely that it could not be used daily than the ample of the robot’s home plate this season.
But with the technology used in minor leagues since 2019, it seems that there is only a matter of time before it becomes a central element of the party at the level of a major league.
The MLB Competition Committee will meet at the end of this summer to determine if ABS will be instituted next season.
According to Rogers’ report, there were mixed criticisms of players about the use of ABS, but almost all parties agreed that they preferred a challenge system as opposed to the technology called on each pitch.
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