MLB launched a multimedia ad campaign with the help of Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Rickey Henderson to explain the new rules for the upcoming season.
, the all-time leader in stolen bases, stole between 41 and 130 bases in every season of the 1980s. Jon Berti of the Miami Marlins led the majors with 41 steals last season; only five players stole more than 30.
In 1980, when Henderson led the majors with 100 stolen bases, 22 players stole more than 30. MLB hopes the combination of bigger bases — a shorter run between bases — and limitations on pickoff throws can revive the running game.The life of a Japanese journalist, one assigned to cover the country’s biggest star playing in Major League Baseball, is all-consuming and relentless.
The pitch clock is the third big change, with the MLB ads all using the slogan: “Three New Rules. More Great Action.”
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