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Artificial intelligence gets benched as Major League Baseball bans AI-powered apps from the dugout, fueling speculation about its role in falling league-wide batting averages and game strategy. Brett Chancey and Mike Stanton break down how nearly a third of MLB teams used real-time pitch suggestions and substitutions, stirring debate over technology’s influence versus traditional coaching. Is this crackdown the reason offense struggles, or just the latest twist in baseball’s data-driven evolution?
The Cincinnati Reds make headlines with a record-breaking $105 million extension for ace Chase Burns, locking up a young core that includes Hunter Greene and Andrew Abbott. Plus, the hosts spotlight the American League’s dominant three-hit shutout in the All-Star Game, surging strikeout rates, and the Lance McCullers Jr. trade to the Milwaukee Brewers. With team dynamics shifting and analytics clashing with tradition, how will these moves shape the MLB playoff race?
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