Yankees' Luis Severino rips automated strike zone: 'It sucks'

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New York Yankees pitcher Luis Severino has made his feelings about an automated strike zone abundantly clear.

"It sucks," Severino said.

Minor League baseball clubs at the Triple-A level implemented electronic strike zones for the 2023 season. Severino made a minor league rehab start earlier this month and got a firsthand experience of how it works.

"It’s way too small,’’ Severino elaborated. "A hitter can stand there and not swing and be [at] 3-1 every time he’s up."

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Luis Severino of the New York Yankees pitches in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park May 21, 2023, in Cincinnati. (Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

The MLB has not given any indications automated strike zones will be used at the big league level anytime soon. But, sometime with the next few years, the technology could make its way to the majors.

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Baseball has recently seen some big changes with the implementation of a pitch clock, larger bases and a ban on infield shifts in the big leagues this season.

Last season, the league began having teams automatically place a runner on second base to start the top and bottom of extra innings.

Severino's teammate, Ryan Weber, also expressed his displeasure with the automated strike zone's size. 

Luis Severino of the New York Yankees smiles prior to a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium May 24, 2023, in New York, N.Y.  (New York Yankees/Getty Images)

But Weber also pointed out that the current system fails to account for pitches that are on the edges of the