During five exhibition contests played in Arizona and Florida; baseball introduces its new pace of play initiatives designed to make the games shorter in duration. The new rules, which includes having batters keeping one foot in the batter’s box after taking a pitch, and the use of a clock to make innings start more punctually, will be slowly introduced before penalties for the players are implemented.

ByTom

During five exhibition contests played in Arizona and Florida; baseball introduces its new pace of play initiatives designed to make the games shorter in duration. The new rules, which includes having batters keeping one foot in the batter’s box after taking a pitch, and the use of a clock to make innings start more punctually, will be slowly introduced before penalties for the players are implemented.

minnie minoso

Minnie Minoso dies inĀ Chicago, ILĀ at either 92 or 89, as there is uncertainty over his true date of birth.

ByThis Day in Baseball

2015Ā –Ā Minnie Minoso, one of the first black stars of theĀ American LeagueĀ in theĀ 1950sĀ and one of only two men to play in the major leagues in five different decades, dies inĀ Chicago, ILĀ at either 92 or 89, as there is uncertainty over his true date of birth.