Tag: Futures Game

MLB fans loved the Futures Game testing the simple, effective way to challenge ball and strike calls

This will be a great addition to MLB games if the league implements it.

Actual robot umps? That’s probably a thing of the way future.

But there’s something that Major League Baseball tested out during the 2023 Futures Game that could be coming down the road sometime sooner: Using robot strike calls for challenges.

It’s known as ABS: Automatic ball-strike system, and when a player wanted to challenge a ball or strike call on Saturday night, there was a replay at T-Mobile Park, much like we see in tennis on a challenged in or out call.

It showed a virtual strike zone, and if the ball touched it, that would be a strike.

MLB fans rightfully loved it:

MLB Futures Game rosters: Here’s the full list for the 2023 game

Here are the rosters for the 2023 MLB Futures Game.

The MLB All-Star Game, of course, is the main event in July, where we look forward to the game’s best squaring off after the appetizer that is the Home Run Derby.

But I’d argue the Futures Game is just as fun. You get to see future stars stepping to the plate and on to the mound, and the hype you already have about them then starts to skyrocket.

On Monday, Major League Baseball announced the full roster of players you’ll see face off on July 8 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. There will be some familiar names on this list for sure: