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humor The Onion 2026-05-22

MLB replaces blunder-prone teens with robot bat boys for maximum accuracy.

Major League Baseball is finally tackling human error by replacing teenagers with robots for bat-boy duties. Because nothing says 'reducing fallible judgment' like potential hydraulic arm malfunctions and robots bludgeoning knees. Let's hope they don't develop a superiority complex.


<p>NEW YORK—Calling the innovation a remarkable step forward in removing fallible judgment from the game, MLB executives announced Friday that they would be attempting to reduce human error with new electronic bat boys. “Until now, MLB has depended on the discernment of 13-year-olds to ferry gear to and from the batter’s box, and the reality [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theonion.com/mlb-attempts-to-reduce-human-error-with-new-electronic-bat-boys/">MLB Attempts To Reduce Human Error...

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