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humor Babylon Bee 2026-03-30

Umpires Confess to Just Guessing at Baseball Strikes the Whole Time

Baseball's Automated Ball-Strike System is a total joke – MLB umpires just made it up as they went along.


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/69cabd2c8f73b69cabd2c8f73c.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>U.S. β€” 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.</p>

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