To err is human.To err in a baseball game and cry for robo umps is divine.
At some point the robots will take over the game, not that they’re perfect either. The league instituted full replay earlier this decade, and a universal designated hitter seems guaranteed for next year. An automatic strike zone doesn’t seem too far off in the future. The umpire union has even already agreed to it, though there are no plans to implement it yet.
Pitch framing has taken off as one of the most valuable skills for a catcher this decade, to the point that Jacob Stallings is very likely going to win his first Gold Glove next month largely due to his receiving skills, and 10 years from now it might be obsolete.