Home plate umpire, Malcom Smith wears an earpiece attached a phone during a baseball game between the Mighty Mussels and Daytona Tortugas at Hammond Stadium at Century Link Sports Complex on Thursday, July 22, 2021. Minor league baseball leagues have had various rules changes put in place by Major League Baseball this season. In the Low-A Southeast League, which includes the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, many games are utilizing an electronic strike zone. Human umpires still "deliver" the call behind the plate, but after receiving what an electronic device states whether a pitch is a ball or a strike.
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