NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The food, the rotary organ, the plays at the plate — those are just a few of the time honored traditions at a baseball game. Sometimes, arguing with an umpire over a call is another beloved ballpark tradition.

But on Tuesday, Major League Baseball announced, starting next season, they'll rely on cameras and computers, in addition to the ump behind the home plate.

The technology is called ABS or Automatic Balls and Strikes. It actually has a Nashville connection. For the last three seasons, the system was tested at minor league stadiums, including right here for the Nashville Sounds.

Back in 2023, the Nashville Sounds Manager Rick Sweets showed us how it works. "It’s a set of cameras and stuff around the stadium that every pitch automatically calls a strike or a

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