MLB moving forward with long-delayed 13-pitcher limit
CHICAGO — Come Monday, there is going to be a little more room in big league bullpens, from Seattle to Tampa Bay, and plenty of places in between. I feel like sometimes, especially with our doubleheaders coming up, I think it can put teams at a disadvantage.” The 13-pitcher limit originally was announced by MLB before the 2020 season, one of several changes that included expanding active rosters by one to 26 and requiring pitchers to face at least three batters or finish a half-inning. “You look around baseball at what’s going on, I think having an extra pitcher would definitely help – at least the rest of this year.” Washington was one of 18 teams with at least 14 pitchers on the active roster after Saturday’s games, according to Sportradar. “I think they’re doing that to, in theory, keep the starters in the game, not run to so many matchups,” Chicago Cubs manager David Ross said Sunday. “You’re going to try to go after the games you can win and the ones that you might be out of it, you’re definitely going to move on to the next day.” ___ AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum and AP Sports Writers Joe Reedy and Howard Fendrich contributed to this report.
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