How computers are taking over baseball

Published on Aug 13, 2019

Major League Baseball fans are freaking out over the idea of computer umpires in baseball. But in a partnership with MLB, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is already using Trackman technology to electronically call balls and strikes. And if things continue to progress, we could see computerized strike zones in the Majors within a few years.

Jeff Bakalar got to check out Trackman in action, and face an 80MPH fastball in the process.
"Meet the AI that could replace your baseball umpire"
This ump has no feelings, only judgment.

by Jeff Bakalar
August 13, 2019