Major League Baseball (MLB) is finally taking steps toward eliminating human error and holding umpires accountable, announcing Tuesday that it will institute an Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system for the 2026 season.

The system, which will use cameras set up around the perimeter of the field to track the location of each pitch relative to the batter's zone, will allow a pitcher, catcher, or batter to request a review to overturn a pitch's judgment by the home-plate umpire.

Each team will get two challenges, which must be requested immediately after a pitch. If they're successful, the team can keep them. The challenger must tap his hat or helmet to alert the umpire, and help from the dugout or any other outfield player is prohibited.

In extra innings, each team will have one ch

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