A golden at-bat rule in the MLB? That is not necessary, but here are some other rules we'd rather see implemented for 2025 ...

Bat,” a colloquialism that seems to have taken hold even if the rule change bearing that label never does. In short, it would ...

MLB proposed "golden at-bat" rule, which would allow teams one chance to send whoever they want to the plate, is getting ...

As Stark floated, the ideal outcome for the Golden At-Bat is more matchups like the famed showdown between Shohei Ohtani and ...

What if a team could choose one at-bat to send its best hitter to the plate even if it wasn’t that guy’s turn to hit? MLB ...

Ahead of the 2023 season, MLB introduced larger bases, a pitch timer, limiting shifts and a "disengagement" rule where ...

To sum it up in a nutshell, the golden at-bat allows a team to choose one at-bat in every game to send its best hitter to the ...

MLB insider Ken Rosenthal spoke Tuesday about the idea of the Golden At-Bat rule and said he's not a fan of it at all. "My ...

Imagine you’re a closer getting ready to face the opponent’s No. 9 hitter with two outs in the ninth inning of a one-run game ...

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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred is proposing a new Golden At-Bat rule. Here's everything you need to know about this exciting ...

The pitch clock is OK. It speeded up the game. Ghost runners in extra innings were tough to get used to. But regular-season ...