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Daniel Chavkin

MLB Introduces Automated Strike Zone in Pacific Coast League

Major League Baseball continues to experiment with potential rule changes in the minor leagues, and a big potential change has officially come to Triple A.

On Monday, a game between the Albuquerque Isotopes and the Salt Lake City Bees featured an automated balls and strikes system, also called the “robo-ump.” It was the first time the system was used in a Pacific Coast League game, having already come to the Arizona Fall League and International League.

Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant, who has been rehabbing with the Isotopes as he returns from injury, said he was encouraged by what he saw.

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