NEW YORK, NY — As part of its ongoing effort to modify the game and update it to improve the accuracy of its officiating, Major League Baseball announced on Wednesday that it was instituting a new rule where batters could challenge the umpire to a duel.
'How soft are we getting?'
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Similar to the reaction of umpires to Major League Baseball's adoption of its new "Automated Ball-Strike System" to challenge calls, the United States Supreme Court has denounced the new "Automated Bench Scrutiny" system implemented to determine whether they decided a case wrong.
U.S. — As baseball's opening weekend ended with the sports world buzzing about the new Automated Ball-Strike System changing the game, MLB umpires admitted that they've kinda just been guessing this whole time.
NEW YORK, NY — As part of its ongoing agenda to minimize human errors that affect games, Major League Baseball announced that, in addition to using the "Automated Ball-Strike System" technology, all umpires would be replaced with cardboard cutouts.
U.S. — Ahead of Opening Day next week, Major League Baseball announced a new permanent rule where umpires who get more than 3 of their calls overturned over the course of a game will be jettisoned into the sun.
Officials announced increased surveillance of matches, with designated umpires monitoring multiple games to better enforce compliance.