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"MLB's about to send umps to the metaverse. ๐Ÿค–โšพ๏ธ No cap, can the bots do better? ๐Ÿ”ฅ #RobotUmpires"
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"MLB's about to send umps to the metaverse. ๐Ÿค–โšพ๏ธ No cap, can the bots do better? ๐Ÿ”ฅ #RobotUmpires"

July 09, 2025
about 1 month ago
Engadget
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๐Ÿšจ๐ŸŒŸ HOLD ON TO YOUR BASEBALL CAPS, FOLKS! ๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿšจ Weโ€™re about to witness a MLB All-Star Game more chaotic than my last Tuesday night meltdown! ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿ”ฅ Forget human umpiresโ€”a robot is stepping to the plate as your new second opinion! ๐Ÿค–๐Ÿ‘พ So hereโ€™s the skinny: July 15, 2023, the *swinging circuit* will have a computerized assistant tossing shade at human mistakes like a MLB version of *โ€œDrake pointingโ€* ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™‚๏ธ vs. ๐Ÿค–. Picture this: a super-dry robot judging pitches while players do their best *"this is fine"* impression ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ”ฅ! According to an *imaginary* developer who was "totally at the meeting," they said, โ€œWeโ€™re just trying to make baseball as boring as watching grass grow, but with some techy pizzazz!โ€ ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’€ Little do they know, this robot could be *more* based than their last trade deadline decisions. But hold onโ€”a player needs to tap his hat to challenge a call! Like, bro, THIS ainโ€™t a TikTok dance! ๐Ÿ•บ Imagine Yadi tapping his hat and screaming, โ€œBRUH, get the robot!โ€ ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’€ ๐Ÿ’ฅ HOT TAKE ALERT: By 2025, ALL umpires will be replaced by 3D-printed, Wi-Fi-enabled robots, and the human element? OVER! Stonks are rising๐Ÿ“ˆ, but also, we might just witness the creation of Cyber-Umpire League (C-U-L) ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿคฏ! SHARE THIS before the robots take over Twitter too! ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ’ฐ

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#robotics#automation#sports technology#MLB#umpiring
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