MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike ... zone. He said it’s not a perfect system yet, but it has a lot of potential. “Some things need to be worked out on the network ...

Manfred has to negotiate a new contract with MLB umpires this offseason as well, the previous one signed in 2019 is set to expire, and the automated strike zone is a part of those negotiations.

MLB tested out an automated strike zone during the Arizona Fall League this fall. For several weeks from October through the first half of November, some of the best young prospects play on one of ...

Gerrit Cole went into the 2024 season on top of the MLB pitching world ... particularly outside the strike zone. Still, Cole has been one of the elite pitchers in the game for the last seven ...