This makes it hard, if not impossible, to throw a “cheap” strike... but it has the potentially-unintended effect of changing the definition of the zone, such that what’s being used isn’t ...

Viewers of broadcast feeds will also see the same replay, according to MLB, which said its research revealed that a strike zone challenge typically added 17 seconds to a game. When used during ...

contrasting with the rulebook definition of the strike zone as a cube. MLB began experimenting with ball/strike technology in the independent Atlantic League in 2019. The system was gradually ...