Robot referee makes his debut at the MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta

Should the referee update its LinkedIn? From Tuesday’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Atlanta, maybe that’s it.

Powered by automation technology, the robot referee employed for the first time at the MLB All-Star Game, helped reverse the four ball/strike calls, CBC reported. Marlin outfielder Kyle Stowers has only one appeal that did not cause phone changes after the input of the automated ball system.

“The ABS system powered by T-Mobile’s 5G network uses the Hawk-Eye system to track the trajectory and position of the pitch to immediately judge whether it is a ball or hit,” MLB noted.

According to the league, fans have already received technical interventions, introduced in the minor leagues in 2021 and the following year’s Triple AAA game. The ABS rules allow two challenges for each team to make calls/strike calls in human referees, and the team can keep the challenge if successful. The pitcher, catcher and batsman are the only players allowed to challenge the referee’s decision and must appeal immediately after the court.

The ABS adheres to the description of the composition of the MLB’s composition rather than hitting the ball, and calculates the height of the player and the width and depth of the strike area.

Major League Baseball (MLB) players expressed support to their robot judges due to their swing before Tuesday’s game.

“I did a few rehabilitations. I thought it could. I think it works,” Dodger Clayton Kershaw told the Abs AP.