After months of being at center of the MLB lockout, fans haven’t heard much from Rob Manfred. So far this regular season, the MLB commissioner has kept up his practice of keeping a low profile. For better or for worse, he’s the steward of professional baseball. Which is why Manfred is pushing for rule changes to make the game more appealing for viewers, including, robot umpires calling balls and strikes in the majors.
Manfred’s fully aware that baseball has fallen out of favor from a national perspective over recents years, if not decades, as the NFL and NBA gobble up ratings.