Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is an advocate of the Automated Ball-Strike System, which potentially as early as 2026 could be used to aid MLB home plate umpires, but not replace them.

And it wasn't just fans -- dozens of teammates, coaches and front-office members were standing behind home plate and off to the side to catch ... The veteran outfielder -- who earned NLCS MVP honors ...