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  1. Mar 27, 2024 · Previously, MLB Rule 5.09 (a) (11) required a batter to run the last half of the distance between home plate and first base between the foul line and a three-foot line drawn on the right-hand side of the dirt. Under the new rule, this runner’s lane will still be chalked in order to keep runners from drifting too far into foul territory on ...

  2. Nov 17, 2023 · Whole new ballgame: MLB’s new rules changed everything. You know your sport has issues when even its own Hall of Famers say they can barely watch it. But that’s where baseball was — until ...

    • Jayson Stark
    • Senior Writer
  3. Baseball rule changes having tangible impact. Nearly two seasons into MLB’s great experiment, the tide has turned. The average game time has dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes, the lowest since 1984. Attendance is up 11% since 2022. Viewership — particularly among fans 18-34 — has risen 10.5% since the changes were adopted.

  4. Feb 6, 2023 · The 2023 Major League Baseball season brings a wave of rules changes collectively aimed at improving the game’s pace of play and increasing action on the field. The arrival of the pitch timer, restrictions on defensive shifts and bigger bases makes for one of the more ambitious adaptations to the rule book in the modern era.

    • Anthony Castrovince
  5. Feb 24, 2023 · Players, managers react to new rules in action. February 24th, 2023. Manny Randhawa. @ MannyOnMLB. A new era of baseball began Friday in Arizona, when two games were played to open the Cactus League schedule using the new rule changes implemented by MLB -- the Mariners took on the Padres in Peoria and the Rangers faced the Royals in Surprise.

  6. Oct 4, 2023 · 2023 — 2:39:49. Source: MLB. More Action: The rules changes designed to make the game more exciting were also successful. The batting average in 2023 was .248, a five-point increase from 2022 ...

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  8. Sep 26, 2024 · Baseball rule changes having tangible impact Nearly two seasons into MLB’s great experiment, the tide has turned. The average game time has dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes, the lowest since 1984.

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