MLB’s new rules: Fans wanting a faster pace game are going to get it, says three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander
1 year, 11 months ago

MLB’s new rules: Fans wanting a faster pace game are going to get it, says three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander

CNN  

CNN — Baseball is back with a fresh set of rules. “If want a faster pace game, they’re going to get it,” three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander told CNN Sport’s Andy Scholes. “If it’s good for the game and the fans enjoy it, then I’m all for it.” This upcoming season is the first time these time restrictions will be tested at the Major League level. Mike Carlson/MLB/Getty Images Without the shift, fans can expect some players’ batting averages to go up, more ground balls and doubles hit per game, and more athletic plays at second base. “With young kids being able to watch a full 9 innings now… That’s one way to bring the younger generation into the game, make sure more kids are going to the ballpark,” Bregman said.

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MLB is widening the runner’s lane to first, changing a rule that has caused World Series controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

MLB is widening the runner’s lane to first, changing a rule that has caused World Series controversy

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is widening the runner’s lane approaching first base to include a portion of fair territory, changing a more than century-old rule that caused World Series controversy over interference calls. Another change adopted Thursday by the sport’s 11-man competition committee requires a pitcher who warms up on the mound before a half inning to face …

MLB is widening the runner’s lane to first, changing a rule that has caused controversy
1 year, 3 months ago

MLB is widening the runner’s lane to first, changing a rule that has caused controversy

LA Times  

Orioles catcher Ellie Hendricks and pitcher Pete Richert reach for bunt laid down by J.C. Martin in the 10th inning of a 1969 World Series game. Major League Baseball is widening the runner’s lane approaching first base to include a portion of fair territory, changing a more than century-old rule that caused World Series controversy over interference calls. Another change …

Shorter pitch clock, new runner’s lane among MLB’s rule changes for 2024
1 year, 3 months ago

Shorter pitch clock, new runner’s lane among MLB’s rule changes for 2024

New York Times  

A tighter, 18-second pitch clock with runners on base … a new, wider runner’s lane between home and first base … one fewer mound visit. Fewer mound visits: The number of mound visits will shrink from five per team, per game to four, although teams that have used their allotment will get one extra visit in the ninth inning, as …

MLB rule changes: pitch clock, larger bases and more
1 year, 11 months ago

MLB rule changes: pitch clock, larger bases and more

Associated Press  

Major League Baseball is introducing a slate of new rules for the 2023 season. After a pitch, the clock starts again when the pitcher has the ball back, the catcher and batter are in the circle around home plate, and play is otherwise ready to resume. https://apnews.com/video/videos-5aa68610daf5448d8b9a1bfd2d79760f LIMITS ON PITCHER DISENGAGEMENTS Pitchers may only disengage from the pitching rubber — …

Column: New rules push baseball into fast-paced world
2 years ago

Column: New rules push baseball into fast-paced world

Associated Press  

Welcome to our fast-paced world, Major League Baseball. “Even some of the high-scoring games are under three hours.” Indeed, through the first week of spring training, there’s a whole lot to like about pitch clocks and larger bases and limits on infield shifts. “I don’t think this was intended for a game to end like that,” Braves manager Brian Snitker …

Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules
2 years, 1 month ago

Major league teams searching for advantages with new rules

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — It’s a brand new day in the major leagues — potentially an even brighter one for base-stealers like Trea Turner and Ronald Acuña Jr., and most definitely a change of pace for veteran aces like Gerrit Cole or Yu Darvish. “I think the one thing we know about our industry is to the extent there’s an advantage to …

MLB’s new rules: How pitch clock, shift ban and bigger bases will — and won’t — change the game
2 years, 6 months ago

MLB’s new rules: How pitch clock, shift ban and bigger bases will — and won’t — change the game

New York Times  

There’s a thing I’ve noticed about sports: When you change the rules, stuff happens. As one exec I surveyed put it, “the cost of an out in the big leagues is still going to be valued.” But also remember these rules aren’t just there to subtly encourage base stealing. So they may be OK with two-man outfields.” — one club …

What MLB players and managers are saying about the rule changes for 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

What MLB players and managers are saying about the rule changes for 2023

New York Times  

Major League Baseball’s competition committee approved a slate of rule changes that will go into effect for the 2023 season. “The other sports have made a lot of changes in recent years and have made adjustments, and it’s nice to see our guys, the league and the players and the umpires, come together and try to better the game for …

MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023
2 years, 6 months ago

MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding modern analytics created a slower, less entertaining sport. “It reminded me of the game that I grew up watching in the ’70s and ’80,” said former outfielder Raúl Ibañez, now an MLB senior vice …

Pitch clocks, shift limits, larger bases in MLB's future
2 years, 8 months ago

Pitch clocks, shift limits, larger bases in MLB's future

The Independent  

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