Automatic pitch judgment system, the reason why the KBO league can’t play ML

It is expected that the transition period cannot be avoided. Still, he expressed confidence, saying there were no technical problems. It is the world's first KBO league to fully operate the Automatic Pitching System (ABS) in the first-tier league.

Expectations and concerns coexist. The fact that 144 games in a season are played in the same strike zone is definitely a positive factor. It may take some getting used to, but as you get used to a certain strike zone, controversies will naturally decrease. Umpires who have complained of extreme stress over ball and strike decisions also have no reason not to welcome ABS.

An official from the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) said, “The ABS zone will not be unfamiliar. “It is basically the same as the strike zone used by the three sports channels in their broadcasts until last year,” he said. “Until now, referee evaluations have also been conducted in the same PTS zone.” On average, the hit rate was 91%, and I believe this number will increase through ABS and the judgment will become more accurate. “Because balls and strikes are judged under the same conditions, unnecessary misunderstandings will also be eliminated,” he predicted.

The key is consistency of the ABS zone. Like the KBO, the Major League Baseball (ML) office has also been testing the ABS system in the minor leagues for several years. Last year, Minor League Triple A worked on full ABS operation or ABS operation through video review.

The ML Secretariat previously predicted that the full operation of big league ABS would be in the 2024 season. The ML referee union also agreed. The plan is to undergo sufficient testing in the minor leagues and prove its efficiency and accuracy before operating it in the big leagues. However, the ML secretariat and the referee union postponed this. We decided to reexamine the claims of minor league players that the game time has increased due to ABS and that the ABS strike zone is different for each stadium.

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