MLB will not keep universal designated hitters under approved 2021 protocols
4 years, 1 month ago

MLB will not keep universal designated hitters under approved 2021 protocols

LA Times  

The 2021 MLB season will again feature seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings. Seven-inning doubleheaders and runners on second base to start extra innings will return for a second straight season under an agreement for 2021 health protocols reached Monday between Major League Baseball and the players’ association. The deal did not include last year’s experimental rule to extend the designated hitter to the National League or expanded playoffs. The union last week rejected MLB’s proposal to delay spring training and opening day until April 28, a plan that would have led to a compressed schedule of 154 games per team instead of the usual 162.

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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 likely to implement 18-second pitch clock with runners on base in 2024: Sources
1 year, 4 months ago

MLB likely to implement 18-second pitch clock with runners on base in 2024: Sources

New York Times  

Major League Baseball will likely reduce the pitch clock to 18 seconds from 20 with runners on base next year, major-league sources confirmed Wednesday. In 2023, the first season of the pitch clock, MLB reduced the average time of a nine-inning game by 24 minutes, down from 3 hours, 4 minutes. One is that game times grew gradually longer as …

‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Ghost runner’ in extra innings made permanent by MLB

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Starting extra innings with a runner on second base during the regular season was made a permanent rules change by Major League Baseball on Monday after three seasons of use during the coronavirus pandemic. Known by some as the “Ghost Runner” and by others as the “Manfred Man” after baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, the rule was unanimously …

No pitch clock, shift limits for World Baseball Classic
2 years, 1 month ago

No pitch clock, shift limits for World Baseball Classic

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball’s new pitch clock, limits on shifts and larger bases will not be used during the World Baseball Classic. “There’s going to be an adjustment and learning curve to those, so for the actual quality of baseball in the WBC, it’s probably better that they didn’t spring that on us in important games,” St. Louis …

MLB average game time drops 6 minutes ahead of pitch clock
2 years, 5 months ago

MLB average game time drops 6 minutes ahead of pitch clock

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The average time of a nine-inning major league game dropped for the first time since 2018, likely helped by the introduction of the PitchCom electronic device to signal pitches. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced last month that a pitch clock will be introduced in the major leagues next season, a decision made by the sport’s 11-man competition …

MLB moving forward with long-delayed 13-pitcher limit
2 years, 9 months ago

MLB moving forward with long-delayed 13-pitcher limit

Associated Press  

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 …

MLB, players keep automatic runners in extras for 2022
3 years ago

MLB, players keep automatic runners in extras for 2022

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball finalized the rules change Thursday to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season. Despite an easing of pandemic restrictions, MLB and the players’ association agreed to keep the controversial rule that starts each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022 regular season. The …

MLB makes up for lockout postponements with 30 doubleheaders
3 years ago

MLB makes up for lockout postponements with 30 doubleheaders

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has scheduled 30 additional doubleheaders to make up some of the 91 games postponed by the lockout that delayed opening day until April 7. The first game of the season will be the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox at 1:05 p.m., the first matchup of the rivals to open a big …

MLB season starts March 31, again with every team scheduled
3 years, 7 months ago

MLB season starts March 31, again with every team scheduled

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball will open the 2022 season on March 31 — as long as there isn’t a work stoppage — and will try for the fourth time to have every team play its first game on the same day for the first time since 1968. AL openers are Toronto at Baltimore, Tampa Bay at Boston, Minnesota …

MLB’s extra-inning rule is a hit with some, a whiff with others
3 years, 9 months ago

MLB’s extra-inning rule is a hit with some, a whiff with others

LA Times  

The Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after beating the Dodgers in 11 innings on May 1 in Milwaukee. The league considered several ideas before choosing “the minor league rule,” including ending games in a push to make the next day’s game worth two wins, having a statistic serve as the tiebreaker after the ninth inning, taking one fielder off the field each …

MLB 2021 COVID protocols again include short doubleheaders, extra-inning speed-up rule
4 years, 1 month ago

MLB 2021 COVID protocols again include short doubleheaders, extra-inning speed-up rule

LA Times  

Two players walk through a tunnel that leads to the field at the Dodgers’ Camelback Ranch spring training facility. Players and other “Tier 1” individuals, such as managers, coaches, trainers and those who need direct physical contact with players, will be subject to diagnostic/PCR testing at least every other day once spring training begins. Before arriving at spring training, all …

MLB proposes delaying 2021 opener until April 28 and cutting down from 162 to 154 games
4 years, 2 months ago

MLB proposes delaying 2021 opener until April 28 and cutting down from 162 to 154 games

Daily Mail  

Major League Baseball has proposed a one-month delay in starting spring training and pushing back opening day to April 28 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the players' union is reportedly expected to reject the offer. Cubs fans take photos through the locked gates at Sloan Park, the spring training site of the Chicago Cubs, in Mesa, Ariz., after Major …

MLB proposes delayed 154-game season and expanded playoffs to players
4 years, 2 months ago

MLB proposes delayed 154-game season and expanded playoffs to players

LA Times  

The Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays before Game 3 of the World Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Major League Baseball has proposed delaying the season by about a month and playing the World Series in November, said people familiar with the matter but not authorized to speak publicly Sunday. The owners also asked the players’ union …

AP source: MLB will play 7-inning games in doubleheaders
4 years, 8 months ago

AP source: MLB will play 7-inning games in doubleheaders

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Shortened season, shorter games. Big league doubleheaders will now become a pair of seven-inning games, baseball’s latest radical rule change during a season reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic. Major League Baseball and the players’ union reached agreement Thursday on the new twinbills, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. Baseball is filled with examples …

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart
4 years, 8 months ago

Two Major League Baseball Games Postponed Due to Covid-19 Outbreak Less Than a Week After Restart

News 18  

An outbreak of Covid-19 rocked Major League Baseball on Monday, forcing the postponement of two games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay. Major League Baseball confirmed in a statement that games between the Miami Marlins and Baltimore Orioles in Florida, and the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees in Pennsylvania, had …

Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns
4 years, 8 months ago

Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns

NPR  

Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Szagola/AP Chris Szagola/AP Major League Baseball has postponed two Monday games over fears of a coronavirus flare-up. The MLB said Marlins players and staff will stay in Pennsylvania and self-quarantine while the league conducts additional coronavirus testing. Even before the regular season …

MLB 2020: Opening Day is almost here, and Major League Baseball is going to look a lot different
4 years, 8 months ago

MLB 2020: Opening Day is almost here, and Major League Baseball is going to look a lot different

CNN  

CNN — One month into the summer, the Boys of Summer are back in an abbreviated season that is a testimony to the strange times we are living in. Not the 60-day injured list, the “Covid-19 Related Injured List.” Sure there will be the usual confusion to a new season, like why is Mookie Betts wearing a Dodgers uniform? Here …

New MLB rules are designed to speed up and shorten games
4 years, 8 months ago

New MLB rules are designed to speed up and shorten games

LA Times  

Baseball will have a different look and feel once the coronavirus-shortened 2020 MLB season gets underway. Before the COVID-19 pandemic caused the suspension of spring training, Major League Baseball announced rule changes intended to speed up the pace of play. The rule stands to benefit the high-powered Angels lineup, which not only boasts reigning MVP Mike Trout but also features …

MLB unveils 60-game season set to begin July 23
4 years, 8 months ago

MLB unveils 60-game season set to begin July 23

CNN  

CNN — Major League Baseball released its 2020 season schedule on Monday. The Houston Astros, who were punished during the off-season for a scheme to electronically steal signs during the 2017 season, will begin their 2020 season at home against the Seattle Mariners on July 24 at 9:10 p.m. Each MLB club will play 40 games against intradivision opponents as …

MLB, players agree to restart baseball season with scheduling and rules tweaks.
55 years, 3 months ago

MLB, players agree to restart baseball season with scheduling and rules tweaks.

Slate  

After an acrimonious several months of negotiations, Major League Baseball and the players’ union agreed Tuesday to a restart of what will be an abridged version of the 2020 season. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced this season will be a 60-game sprint, roughly a third of the normal 162-game schedule, beginning in one month’s time. Spring training, which was abruptly …

Major League Baseball says 60-game season will start July 23 or 24
4 years, 9 months ago

Major League Baseball says 60-game season will start July 23 or 24

CNN  

CNN — Major League Baseball has announced the 2020 regular season will open approximately one month from now, on July 23 or 24. “Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” league commissioner Rob Manfred said in a news release. The MLB Players Association confirmed the season would happen in a short tweet …

MLB aims to play 60 games in 2020, source says, after teams unanimously vote to proceed with season
4 years, 9 months ago

MLB aims to play 60 games in 2020, source says, after teams unanimously vote to proceed with season

CNN  

CNN — Major League Baseball announced Monday that clubs have unanimously voted to proceed with the 2020 season under the terms of their agreement with the MLB Players Association from March. A source familiar with the talks told CNN that the league is aiming for a 60-game regular season provided that the players consent to the health and safety protocols. …

AP source: MLB owners OK plan that could lead to July start
4 years, 10 months ago

AP source: MLB owners OK plan that could lead to July start

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020. “I think when MLB is proposing a revenue split, …

MLB announces rules changes for 2020 season
5 years, 1 month ago

MLB announces rules changes for 2020 season

LA Times  

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will now have 20 seconds to decided if he will challenge a play. Major League Baseball announced rules changes Wednesday for the 2020 season, including a three-batter minimum for relief pitchers and active roster limits increasing from 25-26 through Aug. 31. Other pitching changes include clubs carrying a maximum of 13 pitchers during the regular season …

MLB instituting 3-batter minimum for 2020 season
5 years, 3 months ago

MLB instituting 3-batter minimum for 2020 season

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Major League Baseball is pushing ahead with a rules change for 2020 that requires pitchers to face at least three batters or finish a half-inning. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred also said Wednesday the injured list for pitchers will revert to 15 days from 10 days. “I’ve been kind of contemplating things in my head, what we want …

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