Computer plate umps 許すd in new labor 取引，協定

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NEW YORK (AP) - Computer plate umpires could be called up to the major leagues at some point during the next five seasons.

Umpires agreed to 協力する with Major League Baseball in the 開発 and 実験（する）ing of an 自動化するd ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor 契約 発表するd Saturday, two people familiar with the 取引，協定 told The Associated 圧力（をかける）. The Major League Baseball Umpires 協会 also agreed to 協力する and 補助装置 if Commissioner 略奪する Manfred decides to 利用する the system at the major league level. The people spoke on 条件 of anonymity because those 詳細（に述べる）s of the 取引，協定, which is 支配する to 批准 by both 味方するs, had not been 発表するd.

The 独立した・無所属 大西洋 League became the first American professional league to let a computer call balls and strikes at its All-星／主役にする Game on July 10. Plate umpire Brian deBrauwere wore an earpiece connected to an iPhone in his pocket and relayed the call upon receiving it from a TrackMan computer system that uses Doppler レーダ.

The 大西洋 League 実験d with the computer system during the second half of its season, and the Arizona 落ちる League of 最高の，を越す prospects used it for a few dozen games this year at Salt River Fields.

MLB has discussed 任命する／導入するing the system at the Class A Florida 明言する／公表する League for 2020. If that 実験（する） goes 井戸／弁護士席, the computer umps could be used at ３倍になる-A in 2021 as bugs are dealt with 事前の to a big league callup.

"It would change the game for the good. It would continue the 成果／努力 to 除去する human 欠陥／不足," Hall of Famer マイク Schmidt wrote in a story for The Associated 圧力（をかける） in October. "We have replay everywhere else in the game. Like it or not, replay gets the call 権利."

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, file photo, home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere, left, huddles with officials while wearing an earpiece connected to a ball and strikes calling system before the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa. DeBrauwere wore the earpiece connected to an iPhone in his ball bag which relayed ball and strike calls upon receiving it from a TrackMan computer system that uses Doppler radar. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes during the all star game. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association also agreed to cooperate and assist if Commissioner Rob Manfred decides to utilize the system at the major league level. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details of the deal, which is subject to ratification by both sides, had not been announced. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, とじ込み／提出する photo, home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere, left, 密談する／（身体を）寄せ集めるs with 公式の／役人s while wearing an earpiece connected to a ball and strikes calling system before the 大西洋 League All-星／主役にする minor league baseball game in York, Pa. DeBrauwere wore the earpiece connected to an iPhone in his ball 捕らえる、獲得する which relayed ball and strike calls upon receiving it from a TrackMan computer system that uses Doppler レーダ. The 独立した・無所属 大西洋 League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes during the all 星／主役にする game. Umpires agreed to 協力する with Major League Baseball in the 開発 and 実験（する）ing of an 自動化するd ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor 契約 発表するd Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the 取引，協定 told The Associated 圧力（をかける）. The Major League Baseball Umpires 協会 also agreed to 協力する and 補助装置 if Commissioner 略奪する Manfred decides to 利用する the system at the major league

It is not （疑いを）晴らす whether the Major League Baseball Players 協会 would need to 認可する computerized ball and strikes.

"We are aware the umpires and MLB are in 交渉s over a new CBA," said players´ union 長，率いる Tony Clark, a former All-星／主役にする first baseman. "MLB will have their 交渉 with them, and they will need to discuss with us."

Several AFL prospects 賞賛するd the TrackMan system for calls on the inside and outside corners but said it struggled with breaking balls low or high around the strike zone.

"This idea has been around for a long time and it's the first time it's been brought to life in a 包括的な way," Morgan Sword, MLB's 上級の 副／悪徳行為 大統領，／社長 of 経済的なs and 操作／手術s, said on the night the 大西洋 League 実験 started.

Humans still will be needed to 決定する checked swings and to make sure TrackMan doesn't call a strike on a pitch that bounces and goes through the strike zone.

"I think it's a little naive to think that 簡単に letting computers 生成する strike or ball," Houston 経営者／支配人 AJ Hinch said during the World Series. "It's incredibly naive to think that there's not going to be 落し穴s in that シナリオ, 同様に."

Humans will make 安全な/out calls - 支配する to ビデオ review 支援する in the New York 支配（する）／統制する room, a system that started on ホームラン calls in 2008 and 延長するd in 2014 to many umpire 決定／判定勝ち（する）s.

There were 1,356 ビデオ reviews during the 2019 正規の／正選手 season, taking an 普通の／平均（する） of 1 minute, 16 seconds. MLB said 597 calls or 44% were overturned, 277 or 20% 確認するd and 463 or 34% 許すd to stand because there was not enough 証拠 to 確認する or overturned. The remaining 19 calls were for 支配するs checks or 記録，記録的な／記録する keeping.

As part of the labor 契約, the 味方するs agreed to raises in 補償（金） and 退職 利益s along with 準備／条項s to 許す earlier 退職.

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FILE - In this July 10, 2019, file photo, Ron Besaw, right, operates a laptop computer as home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere, gets signals from radar with the ball and strikes calls during the fourth inning of the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes during the all star game. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contract announced Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association also agreed to cooperate and assist if Commissioner Rob Manfred decides to utilize the system at the major league level. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details of the deal, which is subject to ratification by both sides, had not been announced. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, とじ込み／提出する photo, Ron Besaw, 権利, operates a laptop computer as home plate umpire Brian deBrauwere, gets signals from レーダ with the ball and strikes calls during the fourth inning of the 大西洋 League All-星／主役にする minor league baseball game in York, Pa. The 独立した・無所属 大西洋 League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes during the all 星／主役にする game. Umpires agreed to 協力する with Major League Baseball in the 開発 and 実験（する）ing of an 自動化するd ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor 契約 発表するd Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the 取引，協定 told The Associated 圧力（をかける）. The Major League Baseball Umpires 協会 also agreed to 協力する and 補助装置 if Commissioner 略奪する Manfred decides to 利用する the system at the major league level. The people spoke on 条件 of anonymity because those 詳細（に述べる）s of the 取引，協定, which is 支配する to 批准 by both 味方するs, had not been 発表するd

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, file photo, a radar device hangs from the roof behind home plate at PeoplesBank Park during the third inning of the Atlantic League All-Star minor league baseball game in York, Pa. The independent Atlantic League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes during the all star game. Umpires agreed to cooperate with Major League Baseball in the development and testing of an automated ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor contr act announced Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The Major League Baseball Umpires Association also agreed to cooperate and assist if Commissioner Rob Manfred decides to utilize the system at the major league level. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because those details of the deal, which is subject to ratification by both sides, had not been announced. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

FILE - In this July 10, 2019, とじ込み／提出する photo, a レーダ 装置 hangs from the roof behind home plate at PeoplesBank Park during the third inning of the 大西洋 League All-星／主役にする minor league baseball game in York, Pa. The 独立した・無所属 大西洋 League became the first American professional baseball league to let the computer call balls and strikes durin g the all 星／主役にする game. Umpires agreed to 協力する with Major League Baseball in the 開発 and 実験（する）ing of an 自動化するd ball-strike system as part of a five-year labor 契約 発表するd Saturday, Dec. 21, two people familiar with the 取引，協定 told The Associated 圧力（をかける）. The Major League Baseball Umpires 協会 also agreed to 協力する and 補助装置 if Commissioner 略奪する Manfred decides to 利用する the system at the major league level. The people spoke on 条件 of anonymity because those 詳細（に述べる）s of the 取引，協定, which is 支配する to 批准 by both 味方するs, had not been 発表するd. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, とじ込み／提出する)

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