It’s been long awaited. It’s been tested in Minor League Baseball at the Triple-A level. It was even used during the 2026 MLB All-Star Game here in Atlanta. Now, it’ll be arriving across Major League Baseball starting next season. MLB has officially announced that the “Challenge System” is going to be used from here on out. Whether it’s a spring training game, a regular season game or a Postseason game, the option will be there for the “robots” to help either correct or confirm a number of a calls per game in and around the strike zone.

In case you’re wondering how it works, here’s a brief breakdown: The rules are that each team gets two challenges and you keep your challenge if it’s successful. The three players involved in a pitch (a.k.a the pitcher, catcher and batter) are the only one

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