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Major organization Baseball has changed its rules more than any other major American sports organization in recent years. The pitch clock, the extra innings ghost runner, and the batter minimums for relief pitchers are all in place.
To be honest, I wasn’t always a huge admirer of those modifications. Similar to the ghost runner, I thought the pitch clock and batter minimum were needless additions that would degrade the final product. Even though I’m still not a big fan of the modifications, I must say that I don’t think the viewing experience has changed all that much.
However, the league is currently investigating a novel and significant alteration to the way baseball has operated for more than a century. Presenting the “Golden at-bat,” also known as the worst rule change ever proposed in Major League Baseball.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently spoke with John Ourand of Puck on a podcast about the possible change, according to Jayson Stark of The Athletic.
“A number of (rule change ideas) are being discussed out there,” Manfred stated. The concept of a Golden At-Bat was one of them; at an owners’ meeting, there was some discussion about it.
Providing an explanation of MLB’s absurd new “Golden At-Bat” rule, which fans seem to detest
What exactly is a Golden at-bat, then? Thank you for asking!
In essence, clubs could replace any hitter in their lineup with any other player, enabling a star to take the field instead of someone else.
The specifics of the rule’s operation are unknown to Major League Baseball. But according to Stark, these are a few of the hypotheticals they have talked about.
“Anytime during the game, but only once, each team is allowed to select one at-bat to play its Golden AB card.”
– “Every team receives one Golden AB per game, with the exception of the seventh inning and beyond.”
– “A Golden AB can only be used by a team that is behind (or tied) in the ninth or later.”
Additionally, Stark suggests that a prominent player might bat twice in a row: first as the Golden at-bat batter and again if their position in the lineup is up next.
The recommendations are all awful. Naturally, baseball fans also voiced their disapproval.
One fan commented, “Would be Manfred’s worst idea ever and the bar was already very low.”
“The worst thing that has ever happened to Major League Baseball is Rob Manfred.” Another person stated that this regulation ought to end at the “conversation-only stage.”
The rule that has been presented is amateurish. It contradicts all we know about lineup construction and the sport. We adore the Savannah Bananas, but this Banana Ball lunacy has no place in Major League Baseball. Hopefully, the idea is quickly abandoned.
