New MLB Rules

The MLB has introduced new rules to be enforced during the 2023 season. One of the rules is a ban on defensive shifts.  A defensive shift in baseball is when the players shift to one side of the field in order to better their chances of fielding a ball and making an out.  This is more common in the Major Leagues and collegiate level because they are able to watch films and look at tendencies easier.  Another reason it is not as common in high school baseball is that players are not as consistent in their hitting tendencies. This rule could help some players because they consistently get out because of the shift.

 

Another new rule coming to the MLB is a pitch timer. The timer will give pitchers 30 seconds to throw a pitch between batters and 15 seconds between each pitch while no runners are on base.  There will be a 20-second pitch timer when there is a runner on base.  They are adding this because they want to speed up the game.  The MLB thinks that it will gain views by speeding up the game. 

They are also making the bases bigger.  They are expanding from 15-inch bases to 18-inch bases. They are doing this to make it safer for the base-runner and the fielder.  I have seen that many MLB fans do not like this new rule.  They feel like this will make the game less fun because it gives the baserunner a bigger advantage because there is more area to land or slide into while running.  

 

I am personally not a fan of these new rules. I feel like the MLB is making too many rules too fast. I feel like a lot of baseball fans agree with me. They don’t want the game of baseball to change too fast and too much.



What is your opinion about the new rules of baseball?



Do you think the MLB is righteous to make these rules to gain more money?



Do you think that the players should have a say in the rules?

 

 

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/pitch-timer 

 

https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/ap_news/sports/mlb-rule-changes-pitch-clock-larger-bases-and-more/article_37fd7299-6f11-5ac6-afbf-a5980f064318.html#:~:text=New%20larger%20bases%20have%20been,inches%20closer%20to%20second%20base



https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-prospect-rankings-top-50-players-ahead-of-2023-gunnar-henderson-anthony-volpe-andrew-painter-in-top-15/

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    • I see where you are coming from but I also disagree.  The batter can't call time and the pitcher can't ask for a new ball. I feel like this will alter the way the game is played.

  • I feel like players should have a say in the changing of rules. They are, after all, the ones who play the game. I've never really watched baseball games and I don't know a whole lot about the game but from what I know, they shouldn't be making new rules without agreement from everybody invovled with the game.

    • Yes. The player should have a say in the rules. After all, they are the ones playing the game.  I think that this is not fair for the players.

  • I think this was a very hasty decision and wasn't very well thought out. I don't think the new rules are in the best interest of the players. I also believe that all players should be able to weigh in on what changes in the game. I understand why they would change and/or add technical rules, but changing something physical just doesn't seem fair without the players' consent or opinion.

    • I agree with you. I think that the MLB did this to make more money. I think that this is not better for the players. I think that it will make the players play at a lower level.

  • I think that all players should have a say in the rules that are put into the sport. The MLB is most likely going to lose more fans by these rules.

    • I agree with you. I think since they are the ones playing the game they should have a say in the rules.

  • I agree that they are making a lot of rules really fast. I think that they can make whatever rules they want to gain however much money if the people who own it made a vote since they do own it and can make whatever rules they want. I think it would be nice for players to have a say in the rules but if the MLB head people don't want that then there's not much to do about it. However, baseball teams in the MLB could protest. 

    • I don't think the MLB teams would want to protest because they would no longer get paid.  I don't think that the players would take a pay cut to protest these rules.

    • They Shouldn't add the rules so fast I feel like if they added the rules slower then they would have been more accepted. 

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