The New York Mets were implicated in exploiting a loophole involving artificial intelligence for in-game decisions, prompting Major League Baseball to ban the practice starting July 11. A memo from MLB’s Morgan Sword revealed some teams were using league-issued iPads inappropriately for substitutions and pitch calls. While iPads remain permitted for accessing Statcast data and delayed video, the custom tab for AI tools will be disabled. This crackdown could significantly affect teams increasingly reliant on analytics this season.
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