Cubs manager Joe Maddon said Monday he is against using robot umpires to determine balls and strikes.

“One of the things I was convinced by a veteran umpire is that pitches that appear to be balls will be called strikes,” said Maddon, one day after Anthony Rizzo was called out on strikes by a pitch out of the strike zone to conclude a 10-6 loss to the Padres.

“That’s even more troublesome with that kind of technology. There’s something to be said for that. I just think it’s a continual process from MLB regarding umpire training and rehashing. No different than what we do with our players, like more ground balls.

“I think that’s the one part I would prefer technology not being involved in the game.”

That’s a contrast from the view he expressed in an opinion piece published in the New York Post on June 13, 2017, in which he said: “I think the next logical step to that would be balls and strikes being influenced and impacted, technologically speaking. It would be a more homogenized step on a daily basis.”

But more recently, Maddon asked his video department to check a high curve strike he thought resembled a pitch from a slow-pitch softball game.

“They checked, and it hit the (imaginary high strike zone) bar,” Maddon said. “That’s one reason I’m off (using robot umpires). There would be even more arguments.”

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