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,
At 4-4, game point for Pavlyuchenkova, Kartal went long. At least Pavlyuchenkova seemed to think so, but in the absence of any call from Hawk-Eye, confusion rippled through the court. Umpire Nico Helwerth subsequently announced, 'The electronic line-calling system unfortunately was unable to track the last point so we will replay the point.' This led to groans from commentators and jeers from the crowd, as it was clear that Kartal's shot was out.