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The All-Star MLB game next week will be a little different from the past years.
The Midsummer Classic will be the first spring training game to present the automatic ball and strike system (ABS), according to ESPN.
The system was complete during spring training this year after several seasons in minor leagues. The teams obtained two challenges per game, but were able to keep each challenge won. Only the striker, the launcher or the receiver could challenge a call, and he had to be immediately after the call without the help of the bench or other players.
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The star game logo on a Trist Park sign during a match between the Braves of Atlanta and the Los Angeles Angels. (Images Brett Davis-Imagn)
The system needed a fine adjustment at the time, but apparently, it was sufficient for the office of Commissioner Rob Manfred to introduce a proposal to the MLB competition committee for the system to be in place by 2026, a objective he had in mind Last summer.
“I think that the teams are really positive about abs. You know, I have this non -scientific system that I use – my e -mail traffic – and my separate impression is that the use of ABS in spring formation has made people more inclined to complain about bullets and strike calls by email, for me, referring to the need for ABS.
ESPN noted that 72% of fans who were questioned during training in the spring said their experience in ABS games was “positive”, against only 10% of being negative.
Commissioner Rob Manfred is expressed during the spring of the Pamplemousse League media day in George M. Steinbrenner Field on February 15, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. (Photos Mike Carlson / MLB via Getty Images)
The minor league launcher called to Balk after being surprised by a massive thunderous during delivery
In a new era with larger bases, gap restrictions and Pitch’s timers, it would undoubtedly be the biggest change of all, and this would come at a fairly wild moment: a lockout is looming with the collective negotiation of the MLB due to next year.
However, fans seem to like changes as attendance has increased in each of the last two years. It was the first time since 2011 and 2012 that attendance has increased during consecutive seasons.
The acting manager of Colorado Rockies, Warren Schaeffer (AP photo / Aaron GASH)
The star match will take place Tuesday in Atlanta. It was initially planned for it in 2021, but was transferred to Coors Field following the adoption by the State of the Act on the integrity of the 2021 elections, which included new electoral requirements.
