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From the MLB press release:
"If a manager is out of challenges, an umpire probably will be allowed to call for a review if he wants to"
Poor English notwithstanding, this fixes nothing. A manager who is out of challenges will argue and argue until the umpire calls for the review. After all, which umpire is going to NOT call for a review at the risk of getting the call wrong? If MLB umpires agree to the proposal under the "getting the calls right" mantra, none of them are going to refuse to check with the suits in NYC.
So in my mind, the manager will really have unlimited challenges.
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