Inside the rule changes •An inside look at how the new rules work •All of your questions about the new rules, answered •A behind-the-scenes look at the pitch timer NEW: Base Sizes Traditionally 15 inches square, bases will now be 18 inches square. Home Plate will remain unchanged...
•New rules had test run in Triple-A Sep 10, 2022 Morgan Sword on 2023 rule changes The pitch timer, defensive shift limits and bigger bases were the only three rules proposed by MLB to the Joint Competition Committee -- a voting body consisting of four active players, six members appoin...
The new rule overrides one from 1882, which stated that players were required to remain within the 3-foot box on the foul side of the base line while running the final stretch between home base and first base. Josh Sborz of the Texas Rangers pitches during Game 5 of the 2023 World Serie...
"Let me just make a couple of points, and I make them against the backdrop of believing you should get into rule changes and things like that when you see something that you really, truly believe is a persistent, problematic trend," Manfred said. "...
even getting to the experimental stage is no guarantee that a new rule will eventually be implemented in the majors. If any momentum builds towards making this change a reality, teams would have plenty of warning so that they could alter how they target and develop pitchers for this new ...
Kolek, meanwhile, is something of a wild card in the mix. Drafted in the 11th round by the Dodgers back in 2018, the right-hander was traded to the Mariners in 2021 but did not make his big league debut until last year as a Rule 5 pick of the Padres. San Diego used him out of...
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So we wondered, which teams might do better or worse than their projections thanks to the new rules? That’s why we created MANFRED, or the Metric for Assessing Negative or Favorable Rule-Effect Dynamics. MANFRED takes every team’s 2022 ranking in categories that will be pertinent to the ...
New York Yankees drop beard ban after 49 years The New York Yankees are changing their long-standing no-beard rule and will let players and coaches have "well-groomed" facial hair from now on. Feb 21 Shohei Ohtani's ex-interpreter sentenced ...
•New rules had test run in Triple-A Morgan Sword on 2023 rule changes The pitch timer, defensive shift limits and bigger bases were the only three rules proposed by MLB to the Joint Competition Committee -- a voting body consisting of four active players, six members appointed by MLB and...