Pakistan, July 17 -- In the 1992 movie Mr Baseball, aging slugger Jack Elliot (portrayed by Tom Selleck) lived by a simple mantra: "Baseball is a game. And games are supposed to be fun." On the big screen, that belief ultimately helped the fictional Elliot overcome his own bad habits and imperfections. Twenty-four years later in real life, it is one reason that big leaguers like Toronto Blue Jays ace Dylan Cease appreciate the first season of MLB's Automated Ball-Strike challenge system.

"I think it's entertaining," Cease said at Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game press conference. "I like it when it goes my way, and I don't like it when it doesn't. I think it's entertaining, and it's just one of those where I've kind of just accepted it is wha...