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TEAMS & LEAGUES
Step by Step
Here is the process that MLB began using in 2014 to use
instant replay during games.
After a play on the field, a team’s manager can challenge the
ruling of the umpire. (This does not include balls and strikes.)
The umpiring crew then begins communication with a replay
official at the league office in New York.
The replay official looks at video of the action and determines if
the call was correct or not.
He gives that information to the umpires at the game, who then
tell the two teams and the fans.
The decision of the replay official cannot be reviewed.
Note: Each team
starts with one
challenge per
game. If they make
a successful chal-
lenge, they get one
more challenge in
that game. If they
are not successful,
they do not have
any more chances
to request video
review.
Also, the umpire
crew chief can ask for video review of a home run or foul ball call or any
other call that he chooses.