With the increased use of instant replay in baseball, much has been made the past few years about getting rid of the home plate umpire's duty to call balls and strikes in favor of "robot umpires."
Many around the league and in the media are in favor of adding the automated strike zone for numerous reasons, and that includes former New York Mets general manager Steve Phillips.
The main reason why Phillips wants to add the automated strike zone is because he "wants the results to be the results," he said on The Bat Around June 22. What this means is that he wants balls to be called balls and strikes to be called strikes, regardless of how a home plate umpire feels.
