"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,"
"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 ones allowed to challenge and you have to do so immediately after the call and without any help from anybody outside of the three players involved."
"MLB posted some data from spring training which showed that of the 288 games that were played, there were around four challenges per game and calls were overturned at a clip of just over half of the time. The number of challenges per game were also pretty evenly split between the hitters and the defense but the defense had the edge on overturn rate at 54 percent."
MLB will implement a Challenge System across all levels of Major League play starting next season, using automated strike-zone technology. Each team receives two challenges and retains a successful challenge. Only the three players involved in a pitch—the pitcher, catcher and batter—may initiate a challenge immediately after the call without outside assistance. Extra innings guarantee at least one challenge if a team is out of challenges. Ballparks will receive 12 Hawk-Eye cameras and each player will have an individualized rectangular strike zone measured during spring training. Spring training data showed about four challenges per game with slightly over a 50% overturn rate.
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