Technology Is Coming for Baseball’s Strike Zone. Just Don’t Call It a Robo-Ump
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- Nov 11
- 1 min read
February 23, 2025
By Keith O'Brien
Rolling Stone

Photo illustration by Matthew Cooley. Photograph in illustration by Michael Owens/
MLB Photos/Getty Images
Inside Major League Baseball’s years-long journey to the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system — and how it could change the game forever.