Automated bullets and strikes are in major leagues and, without surprise, a longtime veteran is not happy.
Major League Baseball implements the Automated ball balloon system (ABS) For the first time this spring; It has been tested in the minor leagues since 2021.
There is a fairly decent chance that Max Scherzer, 40, is outside the majors at the time of its full -time implementation (although Commissioner Rob Manfred wishes it next year). But he had an overview of the system during his beginnings in spring training on Tuesday.
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The starting launcher of Toronto Blue Jays, Max Scherzer (31 years old), launches the cardinals of St. Louis in the first round of a spring training match at TD Ballpark. (Images Jonathan Dyer-Imagn)
One of Scherzer’s terrains was challenged by a striker (the striker won), and Scherzer was clearly bored by the fiasco – while the system is in its recruited scenes, it takes a little more time than the average of 17 seconds that it is taken from minors.
Later, the new Toronto Blue Jay seemed to challenge his own land sarcastically – he lost.
“I am a little skeptical about it. I understand what we are trying to do here, but I think the referees of the major league are really good,” said Scherzer after his release. “They are really good. So what do we really change here? We know that there will be strikes that are changed into bullets, and balls that are changed into strikes. … So we are going to be uniform. So, do we really do to improve the game? Are the referees really so bad? I don’t think.”
Toronto Blue Jays launcher Max Scherzer (31) launches land during spring training at the Cecil B. Englebert complex. (Images Jonathan Dyer-Imagn)
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“Can we just play baseball?” He added. “We are humans. Can we be judged by humans? Do we really need to disrupt the game? I think humans are defined by humans.”
This spring, the teams will obtain two challenges per game, but will be able to keep each challenge won. Only the striker, the launcher or the receiver can contest a call, and he must be immediately after the call without the help of the bench or other players.
Toronto Blue Jays launcher, Max Scherzer (31), walks around the training field during spring training at the Cecil B. Englebert complex. (Images Jonathan Dyer-Imagn)
This is another big change in the sport commanded by Manfred, which implemented a pitch timer, larger bases and quarter -work limits in 2023. However, fans seem to like changes, as attendance has increased in each of the last two years.
