The independent San Rafael Pacifics will use a computerized video system to call balls and strikes next Tuesday and Wednesday in their games at Albert Park in San Rafael.Anyone want to raise the minimum wage on umpires right now?
They’re billed as the first professional games in which a human won’t call balls and strikes. Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt has expressed his desire for an automated strike zone.
Calls will be made by the Pitch F/X system with three cameras forming a triangular effect that judges a pitch’s trajectory and speed as it crosses the plate. Pitch F/X is used on TV broadcasts to determine a pitch’s location and also for umpires to judge their work.
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
First computerized strike zone in pro ball coming
The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
