https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2824558-mlb-to-experiment-with-robot-umpires-more-rule-changes-in-atlantic-league?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial


-The Atlantic League will feature a radar system dubbed TrackMan to help home-plate umpires call balls and strikes during the 2019 season as part of an agreement with Major League Baseball.

-Other ideas being evaluated include banning the infield shift and a three-batter minimum for pitchers.

-Other changes include mound visits being eliminated aside from pitching changes and injuries, increasing the size of the bases by three inches and reducing the time between innings by 30 seconds, per Passan.

-In addition, the second half of the season will see a drastic modification as the distance from the pitching rubber to the plate will be increase by two feet to 62'6".

-Along with reducing the specialized nature of some relief pitchers with the three-batter minimum, eliminating the shift by forcing two infielders to play on each side of the second-base bag should help increase offense.