Major League Baseball

Base Sizes (2023 rule change)

Definition. In September 2022, Major League Baseball announced three rule c hanges that were approved by the league’s Competition committee. The ru ...
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Second base has been in the wrong spot for 100 years. MLB is fixing it

Second base has been in the wrong spot for more than 100 years. Baseball is finally calling it an error, a geometry one. Major League Baseball will test a new rule in 2026 that moves second base in ...
The New York Times

The stolen base is back — but how back is it? 9 MLB execs (plus Trea Turner) weigh in

You don’t need your own personal disengagement meter to know the big news in baseball, 2023 edition: The stolen base is back! But hold on. How back is it, really? Let’s take a look at that. On one ...
Altoona Mirror

Double first base rule approved for high school baseball in country

INDIANAPOLIS — Beginning with the 2027 season, a double first base will be required in high school baseball games to minimize the risk of collisions by runners and fielders. The rule revision was one ...
AZ Central

Wild new double base rule in NCAA confuses UA Wildcats baseball runner as he is called out

A new rule has been implemented in NCAA baseball this season, and it affected an Arizona Wildcats baseball game on Friday against West Virginia. The Wildcats ended up winning the 16-inning thriller ...