Robot Umpires Replace Negotiated Fairness

The piece argues the strike zone has always been a relational, fairness‑based construct negotiated among umpire, pitcher, and catcher rather than a fixed rectangle. Automating calls via robot umpires swaps that lived symmetry for technocratic precision that changes how the game is governed. — It offers a concrete microcosm for debates over algorithmic rule‑enforcement versus human discretion in institutions beyond sports.