"Oakland Ballers manager Aaron Miles will leave it to artificial intelligence to decide when to pinch hit or replace his pitcher. The playoff-bound Ballers of the independent Pioneer League are turning to AI to manage most aspects of Saturday's home game against the Great Falls Voyagers at Raimondi Park. So it might feel almost like a day off for the skipper, whose lineup and in-game decisions will even be made for him from a tablet he will have in the dugout providing instructions."
"Being a 70-win team we've got a very good bench. It's hard to write a lineup without leaving somebody out that's really good. This game I'll be like, Hey, it's not on me for not writing you in there, it's on the computer.' It won't be my fault if somebody's not in the lineup, I guess I'll enjoy that. Yet Miles knows he still might have to step in with some lineup adjustments,"
Aaron Miles will rely on artificial intelligence to decide pinch hits and pitcher replacements for a Pioneer League home game against the Great Falls Voyagers. The AI will manage most aspects of the game, including lineup construction and in-game decisions delivered to the dugout via a tablet. The starting pitcher is already determined, and human staff will retain responsibility for third-base coaching and waving runners home. Miles can still intervene for lineup adjustments related to rest, injury, or other circumstances. The second-year Ballers will stage the first AI-powered professional sporting event on Fan Appreciation Day after a prior fan-driven lineup experiment.
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