CHICAGO - Major League Baseball remains undecided whether it will expand instant replay in time for the 2013 season, but vice president Joe Torre believes a decision will be made by next spring.

"The commissioner has made it known that balls down the line and fair or foul down the line past the bag, and trapped plays,'' Torre said, "are the only thing we're looking at. We're looking into what the best way to go about it is. We're not hiding from the fact there is an outcry for this.

"The thing that disturbs me - I'm of a mind that the game is run pretty well - but a game with new technology coming aboard, you certainly have to pay attention to it. The thing is our game is a little unique. There's not a lot of time stoppage, so to make sure that if we do implement replay … you're [not] going to slow this game down and you're going to upset the rhythm of the game.

"We're gathering all of the information, were looking at technology that we tested, were not ready to come out and talk about what our plan is at this point in time.

"Whether we do something for next season or not, by the time that we start next season, I'm confident we'll have a plan.''

Commissioner Bud Selig says that he is open for expanded replay, but only on fair or foul balls and trapped balls in the outfield.

"Look, I am a traditionalist at heart,'' Selig said, "but I'm not unwilling to talk about things. So we'll just pursue that. We'll spend a lot of time this winter talking about it. I'm not adverse to that.''