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Experimenting with computerized strike zones will expand to spring training, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed in an interview on Fox Business (h/t the Boston Globe's Michael Silverman).
"We think it's more accurate than a human being standing there," Manfred said.
MLB and the Major League Baseball Umpires Association agreed to a five-year extension in December. As part of the deal, umpires committed to working with the league as it examines the viability of "robot umps" in the majors.
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