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The Pittsburgh Pirates were the beneficiaries of a bizarre and obscure MLB rule Wednesday in their game against the Washington Nationals. With runners at second and third and one out in the fifth, Pirates infielder Ke’Bryan Hayes hit a line …
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft was left a bit frustrated Saturday after umpires forced him to remove his wedding ring in the first inning of his outing. Ashcraft was subjected to a routine foreign substance check at the end of his first …
Major League Baseball has become particularly aggressive in recent years in trying to find ways to make the sport more appealing to a broader fanbase. They may have found a hugely beneficial rule change while testing some things out in the minors. …
Major League Baseball is pondering aggressive steps to make sure it does not have to deal with another Houston Astros-type scandal in the future. MLB is floating several proposals to cut down on sign-stealing, according to Britt Ghiroli of The …
As agreements for free agent megadeals continue to be reached, other major negotiations are taking place behind the scenes in Major League Baseball. The league’s CBA is poised to expire on Dec. 1, and major changes will likely be necessary in …
Major League Baseball has formally acknowledged that it has a foreign substance issue with pitchers, and the league has issued a memo to teams outlining how it will be addressed. MLB issued a press release on Tuesday outlining how rules prohibiting …
MLB finally plans to enforce its rules concerning the use by pitchers of foreign substances, and they’ve decided to utilize suspensions. However, there is one catch. ESPN’s Jeff Passan says MLB is planning to issue a memo Tuesday …
MLB has had a major problem this season with a lack of offense. The league’s collective .236 batting average is the lowest ever. It is believed that the proliferation of pitchers using illegal substances with impunity is the biggest reason for …
Major League Baseball likes to test its most radical rule changes in the independent Atlantic League instead of the minor leagues. The latest idea to get a trial run there is particularly notable. According to Jayson Stark of The Athletic, the …
Major League Baseball often uses the minor leagues as a testing ground for potential rule changes, and a fairly significant one will be given a trial run in 2021. In a statement released by the league on Thursday, MLB detailed multiple rule changes …
MLB utilized a universal designated hitter during the shortened 2020 regular season. That is a rule that may remain for the future. ESPN’s Jeff Passan wrote a lengthy 20 questions column that he published on Wednesday. In the column, Passan …
Major League Baseball is scrambling to address various concerns as they look to implement a shortened 2020 season, and one suggested rule change in particular is drawing some attention. Chris Cotillo of MLB.com reported on Tuesday that one of the …
We know that if it happens, the 2020 MLB season will look very different from what we’re used to no matter what. According to one suggestion, it may look even stranger than we initially thought. According to Jon Heyman of MLB Network, various …
Major League Baseball announced its long-anticipated rule changes on Wednesday, and there will be some major shifts in strategy as a result. The league announced a series of new rules, most notably a three-batter minimum for pitchers. All pitchers …
Major League Baseball is considering some radical changes to its existing playoff format in order to help increase interest in the sport, but we have a proposal that is much better than the one they are considering. THE PROBLEM One of the biggest …
Major League Baseball is considering the possibility of adding more playoff teams and making significant changes to its postseason format, and the new system could be in place as soon as 2022. According to a report from Joel Sherman of the New York …
