MLB Experimenting With Another Major Rule Change That Could Transform the Game

Rob Manfred’s era as Baseball Commissioner has brought about a ton of rule changes that have fundamentally changed the way we look at baseball. We’ve added a pitch clock to speed up the pace of play (good), we’ve seen the ghost runner in extra innings to speed up scoring (can’t stand it), and probably the biggest change was the implementation of the ABS system going into 2026 (phenomenal, give teams more challenges). At some point, all of these rule changes were piloted in the minor leagues, and right now, there are two big implementations in development. The first is a…