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MLB's runner-on-second in extras rule reportedly could return; league testing ball-strike challenge in minors

The extra-innings ghost-runner rule may not be going away just yet. MLB and the MLBPA are discussing bringing the rule, which places a runner at second base at the beginning of every half-inning after ...
Major League Baseball

Taking stock of impact of new rules as second half begins

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

2026 World Baseball Classic rules: Pitch clock and more changes for this year

The 2026 World Baseball Classic is here, with the best baseball players in the world putting it all on the line for their countries. The 2023 edition was an instant classic, filled with so much drama ...
NBC Sports

If baseball wants its pitchers focused on durability, the rules of the game might have to change

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Bold decisions to change Major League Baseball’s longstanding rules quickened the pace of games and revived the popularity of stealing bases over the last few years. A similarly ...
NBC DFW

World Baseball Classic rule guide: Pitch count, mercy rules, designated hitter

Baseball season is in full swing. As Major League Baseball wraps up Spring Training with the regular season looming, the World Baseball Classic is also on deck. The last WBC in 2023 featured Team USA ...