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Old 09-10-2022, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Davonu View Post
You sure trust that box. Read the official MLB definition of the strike zone. Often the box isn’t even right according to that definition. Plus, the strike zone is 3 dimensional…due to home plate having depth. That really matters on breaking pitches. The box doesn’t reflect that at all.

I think balls and strikes will be automated someday, but I don’t think the tech is quite ready…at least the way it’s shown on the screen today.
They do have 3D coverage for pitches but it's currently for replay to show how the pitcher's throws are working. It's will be used in the near future because they have tried it in the minor leagues already. I look forward to it. The umpire's can call one pitch a strike and the next same pitch a ball. Saw a bad call the other day that cost the Ray's a game with runners in scoring position.