With strike zones present on every broadcast and popular Twitter accounts dedicated to umpire evaluations, there’s never been more public scrutiny on umpires’ performance. But the notion of an automated strike zone does not appear to be imminently arriving on MLB’s doorstep.
Commissioner Rob Manfred said that the issue has not been presented to the league’s competition committee, per Evan Drellich of The Athletic, which is a necessary step for such a system to be implemented. If the committee does not add the subject of automated strike zone to its purview, then it will not be a part of MLB games in 2023.