Even with the NFL Conference Championships taking place, SportsGrid host Donnie Seymour of The Early Line wants you to listen up about the latest change that could be on its way to Major League Baseball.
On Jan. 20, the league announced that robot umpires would be used in Triple-A for the upcoming 2022 season. This means that balls and strikes will now be automated based on the agreed-upon strike zone. Seymour’s on board with the idea as it removes much of the subjectivity that’s plagued baseball since its inception.
Seymour ponders, “Why should we have a deviating strike zone from umpire to umpire, from crew to crew, and city to city?