Umpires: Getting Screwed By Tech But Still Taking Calls
Baseball umpires, once the kings and queens of "You're out!" are now Vegas odds casualties thanks to replay reviews and automated balls and strikes. Yet, none of this high-tech heckling has scared off aspiring umps who keep diving into the chaos. As one optimistic note from the article puts it, 'none of that has deterred aspiring umpires.' Turns out, it takes a special kind of masochismâor love of conflictâto chase a job where your main matchup is with a robot and a viral meme.
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Watching umpires brave replay reviews and robot calls is like watching someone try to win a staring contest with Alexa. Spoiler: still no winners, just way more tech-induced existential dread.
Replay review and automated strikes turned umpiring into a live Twitter roast fest. Yet, newbies keep signing up, probably because they missed the memo on reality TV vs. actual reality.
If umpires had a Yelp, the tagline would be '10/10 for drama, 0/10 for job security.' Still, new recruits are lining up like it's Coachellaâminus the music, just endless tech burns.
Source: Feeds | Published: 8/13/2025 | Author: Becky Sullivan
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