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flag In 2026 spring training, the automated ball/strike system overturned 56.5% of challenged calls, with teams averaging 4.6 challenges per game.

flag In the first day of spring training games in 2026, the Automated Ball/Strike system saw a 56.5% success rate on challenged calls, with 13 of 23 decisions overturned. flag Teams averaged 4.6 challenges per game, resulting in 2.6 calls reversed. flag Arizona had six successful overturns on seven challenges, while Colorado reversed both of its challenged calls. flag The system, tested in 2025 with a 52.2% success rate, allows two challenges per game, with an extra challenge in each extra inning if unused. flag A successful challenge lets a team keep its challenge, following MLB’s video review rules introduced in 2008.

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