Robo-umps are coming to Major League Baseball, and the game will never be the same

It's not just baseball that is moving to "robo officiating", as we've seen virtual line judges in tennis and an ever expanding use of instant replay to get calls correct in other sports. The purists may not like it, but it's inevitable that technology is taking over the umpire and officiating field which may now be accelerated as it supports social distancing.

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