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There's been increased attention on whether MLB will implement check-swing challenges in the future, following a few close calls this World Series. During spring training, Eric Longenhagen reported on several rule changes being tested in the minor leagues, including a Check-Swing Challenge system:

blogs.fangraphs.comExclusive: MLB To Implement Experimental Minor League Rule Changes for 2026In a club memo obtained by FanGraphs, MLB laid out five sets of rule changes coming to various levels of the minor leagues this year.

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Baseball Adam
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I'm all for it, the game needs to stay relevant and these kinds of rule changes could help bring back some of that excitement from the old days. Wonder if they'll be able to fine-tune it enough to avoid being too intrusive on the umpires' calls