A week or so ago, it was announced that the trial of the automated strike zone in the independent Atlantic League (in partnership with MLB), used in that league since 2019, was going to end.
Now we know why: The experiment is being promoted to Triple-A.
MLB’s website posted a hiring notice seeking seasonal employees to operate the Automated Ball and Strike system. MLB said it is recruiting employees to operate the system for the Albuquerque Isotopes, Charlotte Knights, El Paso Chihuahuas, Las Vegas Aviators, Oklahoma City Dodgers, Reno Aces, Round Rock Express, Sacramento River Cats, Salt Lake Bees, Sugar Land Skeeters and Tacoma Rainiers.