The independent Atlantic League will begin its season in April with six new regulations.
Will the rules changes “redesign the baseball field”? By Jacob Bogage Jacob Bogage National sports writer and blogger Email Bio Follow March 8 at 12:03 PM Major League Baseball has assigned an independent minor league to make drastic experimental changes to its rule book for the 2019 season, including altering the distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate and using an electronic-assisted strike zone.
“One of our principle objectives is to reduce the amount of dead time in games, and one way the commissioner has measured that is the amount of time between balls hit into play,” Morgan Sword, MLB’s senior vice president for league economics and operations, said in a recent interview. “We’re looking at more defensive play, more base running, more competitive, entertaining action.”
The agreement with the Atlantic League is meant to provide MLB more data on which rule changes are worth pursuing, likely after the collective bargaining agreement with players expires following the 2021 season. Atlantic League President Rick White said the rules changes will “redesign the baseball field.” The league will eliminate the catcher’s box and paint a chalk line from the back of second base to the outfield grass as a restraining line for shifts.
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