No more internal players wandering the outer field, stealing their break-ins! … No more pitchers making eight pickoff moves straight to first base without alerting you to go get a hot dog first! A bigger stage for your favorite robot referees!
All of these rule-changing experiments are coming to an end in 2021. We know this because the Major League Baseball announced them on Thursday in a fascinating press release. We’ll review the changes one by one soon. But here’s what you might not know:
Next: The big leagues!
OK, not necessarily in all of the above. Rob Manfred can’t just wave his magic wand and make things like that happen in his realm, as much as he probably likes that kind of thing. But think about it.