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.