When I first started writing here about a decade ago, the biggest gripe we had with the institution that is MLB is how scared they were to make changes. Replay review had been instituted but in ...

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A: Three new rules will debut in Major League Baseball's 2023 championship season, beginning in Spring Training: the pitch timer, defensive shift restrictions, and larger bases. Details of each rule ...

HOUSTON -- Limiting pitching changes, restricting defensive shifts, altering the strike zone and installing pitch clocks are among the ideas Major League Baseball may consider as it undertakes a ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have the strongest active roster in the MLB at any given point, with the wealth of superstars on their payroll. But having Shohei Ohtani in their ranks allows them to enjoy a ...

Surveys were conducted. Plans were concocted. Experiments were administered. And decisions were made. At the outset of the ...

Major League Baseball and the players' union have banned rolling block slides to break up potential double plays, hoping to prevent a repeat of the takeout by Utley that broke the leg of New York Mets ...

Friends, I’ve been thinking. And I’ve thought a lot about this, and was reminded watching Skenes velocity dip nearly 2 MPH against the Redbirds on Thursday afternoon. Pitcher arm injuries in MLB have ...

Last week, Major League Baseball announced it will implement three dramatic rules changes next year: a pitch clock, a shift ...

The rules for the Little League World Series work a little bit differently from what you're used to seeing MLB, from mercy rules to pitch counts to substitutions.

Rival teams are forcing MLB to reconsider its roster limitations as the Los Angeles Dodgers gain a unique advantage because of Shohei Ohtani. The Los Angeles Dodgers have the strongest active roster ...