As Cubs fans turned the page on the annual Cubs Convention, Major League Baseball made one of the biggest announcements in the history of the game – at the very least, the next biggest thing since instant replay. The league did so in passing fashion by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, who tends to casually drop bombs during his public appearances.
Within 24 hours of the announcement, the MLB umpires’ union clarified what exactly this would mean once Spring Training games kick off next month.
“Reports that MLB will use ‘robo-umps’ to call balls and strikes in spring training games this year are completely inaccurate.