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Apr 7, 2022 · MLB universal DH rule, explained: Why National League pitchers won't be hitting in 2022 Kevin Skiver Madison Bumgarner can no longer be the self-proclaimed best hitter with a .172 batting average.
The 2021–22 Major League Baseball lockout was the ninth work stoppage in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. It began at 12:01 a.m. EST on December 2, 2021, after MLB owners voted unanimously to enact a lockout upon the expiration of the 2016 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
May 7, 2022 · Even at the current historical depths DHs are doing much more than pitchers ever did at the plate. In 2021, their last season of inflicting their hitting "skills" upon us, pitchers had an OPS of ...
- Dayn Perry
- A Less Lively Baseball. Where: MLB. Reacting to changes in ball flight over the past few years, a committee of scientific experts recommended narrowing the gap in the specifications of the official baseball (i.e., size, weight, coefficient of restitution, or COR).
- Interference Rule. Where: MLB. This is the only new rule added at the big league level this year. If after a dropped third strike the umpire or batter inadvertently deflects the baseball—thereby impeding the catcher—the batter is out and runners are returned to their bases.
- Extra-Inning Runner at Second Base. Where: MLB. Okay, it’s not new. But prompted last year by COVID-19 protocols to avoid long days at the ballpark, this one officially is here to stay.
- Umpire Review Announcements. Where: MLB. MLB began to arrange plans last year for umpires to announce results of replay changes with NFL-style explanations over public address systems, but COVID-19 wiped out those plans.
Mar 12, 2022 · “We’ll continue to play by baseball rules,” NL President Chub Feeney famously said back then. Well, the rules have finally changed. Among the most noticeable switches in MLB for the 2022 season will be that all 30 teams will use the designated hitter, eliminating pitchers hitting and changing one of the long-standing different quirks between the two leagues.
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Mar 31, 2022 · • AMENDED DESIGNATED HITTER RULE: With the Designated Hitter in place in both leagues in 2022, the Official Baseball Rules have also been amended to afford additional flexibility to starting pitchers who bat for themselves. Such a player will be considered two separate people for purposes of Rule 5.11(a).
Mar 5, 2022 · According to a union official, MLB owners proposed increasing the luxury tax limit to $220 million in 2022 and maintaining that same limit for the 2023 and 2024 seasons, while the MLB Players ...
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