AP Spotlight Oakland Ballers to use artificial intelligence to manage Saturday home game against Great Falls JANIE McCAULEY Associated Press Sep 4, 2025 Sep 4, 2025 Updated Mar 10, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Ballers manager Aaron Miles will leave it to artificial intelligence to decide when to pinch hit or replace his pitcher.kAm%96 A=2J@77\3@F?5 q2==6CD @7 E96 :?56A6?56?E !:@?66C {628F6 2C6 EFC?:?8 E@ px E@ >2?286 >@DE 2DA64ED @7 $2EFC52JVD 9@>6 82>6 282:?DE E96 vC62E u2==D '@J286CD 2E #2:>@?5: !2C<] $@ :E >:89E 766= 2=>@DE =:<6 2 52J @77 7@C E96 D<:AA6C[ H9@D6 =:?6FA 2?5 :?\82>6 564:D:@?D H:== 6G6? 36 >256 7@C 9:> — 7C@> 2 E23=6E 96 H:== 92G6 :? E96 5F8@FE AC@G:5:?8 :?DECF4E:@?D]k^AmkAm%96 DE2CE:?8 A:E496C :D 2=C625J D6E]k^Am kAmQ{F4<:=J :EVD @?=J 82>6] |2J36 H6VG6 5@?6 D@ H6== E92E E96 px H:== ;FDE <66A 5@:?8 H92E H6VC6 5@:?8[Q |:=6D ;@<65 (65?6D52J] Qq6:?8 2 f_\H:? 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