Stolen-base attempts per game are up to 1.8, the highest level in 11 years. The current success rate of 78.3 percent is the highest in MLB history. Pickoff attempts, meanwhile, are down by one per game, from six to five.Along with the positive results so far, players seem to be ...
A.J. Hinch, Tigers manager:“At initial blush, I'm not sure that there's going to be this massive stolen-base increase unless you increase the athleticism on your team. If you have a slow team, you can't just steal bases because of a pickoff rule. You have to have guys that can...
Baseball season is here again, and with it comes some new rules to help strengthen the game and put a new spin on America's favorite pastime. Opening Day 2023 MLB's 2023 Opening Day is this week! All 30 teams will play in 15 games on opening day, Thursday, March 30th. With the new...
Baseball season is here again, and with it comes some new rules to help strengthen the game and put a new spin on America's favorite pastime. Opening Day 2023 MLB's 2023 Opening Day is this week! All 30 teams will play in 15 games on opening day, Thursday, March 30th. With the new...
Also, pitchers now only have two pickoff attempts per plate appearance; saving time, but also encouraging more stolen base attempts. "Yeah that'll be new," Sox pitcher Michael Kopech said. "We're just going to have to kind of change our approach to how we control the running game." ...
MLB’s New Rules Are the Best Thing to Happen to Baseball in a Long Time / Giants infielder J.D. Davis stepped into the batter’s box in the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and suddenly transported us all the way back to the Dark Ages of baseball, which is to say seven...
With the new pickoff rules and bigger bases in 2023, fans may be wondering if Marte can add the stolen base back to his repertoire. Perhaps more important is how well he can stay on the field, as he enters his age 34 season with a variety of leg and core issues. Also, much like ...
This year, the size of the bases has increased significantly, with the aim of reducing injuries on the field. This change may also result in more stolen bases. Another major change is the elimination of the shift. Previously, driven by analytics, teams would move defensive players around the...
What has been the biggest on-the-field impact of the new rules? Happ:Stolen bases. I don't think slug is way up. On-base might be up a tick and batting average might be up, but that's mostly on singles. The biggest impact is in how much guys are running. ...
The reduced time occurs after respondents to MLB’s fan research said they wanted to see games lasting less than three hours and more events such as doubles, triples, stolen bases and defensive plays. “Two pretty self-evident themes emerged from that research,” MLB Executive Vice President of...