Author: Tom Schad / Source: USA TODAY
Major League Baseball will use an independent baseball league as a testing ground for experimental rule and operational changes — which could include the use of robotic umpires and moving the mound back, an official told USA TODAY Sports. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because of specifics have not been announced.
MLB announced a three-year agreement with the Atlantic League on Tuesday, explaining in a news release that the deal will allow MLB to “implement changes to Atlantic League playing rules in order to observe the effects of potential future rule changes and equipment.”
Though the two leagues did not specify which changes will be tested, they did note that pitch-tracking technology will be installed at Atlantic League ballparks and MLB could use the independent league to experiment with robotic umpires calling balls and…
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