MLB announced a series of experimental rules that will be used in the Atlantic League this season, including: • A designated pinch runner • A 'double-hook' designated hitter rule • Further limitations on a pitcher's ability to make pick-off moves
PHOENIX -- Major League Baseball isn't done tinkering with potential rule changes for the sport.
The designated pinch runner rule allows a player who is not in the starting lineup to be used at any point of the game as a substitute baserunner. The player who was subbed out, as well as the pinch runner, would still be able to return to the game.The"double-hook" designated hitter rule allows teams to use the DH throughout the game as long as the starting pitcher throws at least five innings.
The Atlantic League is an independent minor league that has been a designated MLB Partner League since 2019, helping the sport test new rules. Some of the rules have stuck and eventually been used in the big leagues, while others haven't.
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