MLB will be experimenting with some rule changes during the shortened 2020 season, and Derek Jeter is in favor of some of those changes.
One of the rules will be the use of the “international tiebreaker,” which is a rule that places a runner at second to start each half inning in extra innings.
Jeter, who was elected into the Hall of Fame this year nearly unanimously, says he “hated” extra innings when he played.
“Even extra innings. As a player, I’m just talking on my behalf as a player, I hated extra innings. I just didn’t want to play them. You play in 162 games and it’s a long season, and you play 15 or 18-inning games, it’s not that much fun,” Jeter said on “The Line Drive” with Kyle Sielaff and Glenn Geffner.
Jeter also supports the designated hitter rule coming to the National League for the season.
“The fans want to see a little more excitement in the sport,” he added. “I think this is a year, especially, we can try some new things out and see what fans think about it.”
Also during the interview, Jeter said it was sad to see the negotiations between the owners and players playing out publicly and lamented the lack of trust between the sides.
Jeter became a part-owner of the Miami Marlins in 2017 and is the team’s CEO. He was a 14-time All-Star as a player.
