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BASEBALL

Should Major League Baseball Explore Having An Automated Strike Zone Instead Of Umpires?

Should Major League Baseball explore having an automated strike zone instead of umpires?

I think Major League Baseball should!

Why?

On Tuesday night in Boston’s 9-2 loss to Houston in Boston Massachusetts in game four of the American League Championship Series Nathan Eovaldi who is usually a starter for Boston, Alex Cora was on to pitch the ninth inning in inaugural relief appearance of the season. During his time on the mound Nathan Eovaldi was one pitch away of getting out of the ninth inning when he gave up a line drive to Jason Castro that put Houston in front. Nathan Eovaldi thought he had Jason Castro on a 1-2 curveball and started to trot off the mound when home plate umpire Laz Diaz who had an inconsistent night called a boardline pitch a ball.

“according to an article by Ian Browne on mlb.com”