NEWSLETTER
At noon tomorrow (Friday, September 9), the fabric of baseball is likely going to change dramatically and forever.
According to Ken Rosenthal and Evan Drellich (The Athletic), that’s when the league’s newly formed competition committee is expected to vote through a significant set of rule changes ahead of the 2023 season:
“People with knowledge of the discussion said that this amended proposal was the final form, and would be voted on by the competition committee for implementation in the 2023 season …. The commissioner’s office has a majority of seats on the sport’s 11-person competition committee…giving the league the power to push through its most recent proposal.”
So what’s in the amended proposal? A LOT. And you’ll have to check out The Athletic for the full rundown. But here’s the gist of the biggest changes.
That pickoff limit is pretty enormous news. MLB is not messing around when they say they want to increase the action on the field. And remember, all of this is is in addition to larger bases around the diamond starting next season.
We’re going to have so much more on all of this in the coming weeks and months, but for now, this is huge news. The vote is tomorrow and it’s expected to pass.
