ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -The independent American Association plans to use instant replay during its All-Star game in St. Paul on July 22.
The St. Paul Saints are hosting the event at Midway Stadium. Twin Cities-based Best Buy approached the team about implementing a system that literally puts replay in the palm of the umpire’s hands.
The crew chief will have a mobile phone in his pocket equipped with streaming video and TiVo. It will allow him to pause, fast forward and rewind the play on the phone’s video screen.
Best Buy also will have technical advisers on hand to troubleshoot malfunctions.
Major League Baseball is discussing using instant replay on home run calls starting in August.
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