Last week Commissioner Rob Manfred advanced an idea that he admits originated with a comedy act called the Savannah Bananas. It would allow each manager to, once per game, replace the scheduled hitter ...

Let’s roll the clock back a few weeks. It’s Oct. 30 all over again and Game Five of the World Series is tied in the bottom of ...

Meetings are in full swing, and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo spoke with members of the media, discussing a wide ...

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred introduced the "golden at-bat" concept, where any player would have the chance to hit out of ...

As the MLB offseason continues, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has thrown out a new Golden-At bat rule, which will ruin ...

Manager Stephen Vogt would have the option of having Jose Ramirez (or whomever he likes) bat for one of those guys. Vogt ...

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred responded to speculation that the league might be considering a new “Golden At-Bat” rule.

The potential golden at-bat rule may not be as far along as previously anticipated. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred revealed in November that there was ...

Manfred has discussed a number of rule changes during his tenure as commissioner and instituted quite a few, mostly with ...

Bat" rule in MLB -- where, once per game, teams would be able to send any hitter to bat regardless of where they were in the batting order -- in an interview with the YES Network on Thursday evening.

Imagine you’re a closer getting ready to face the opponent’s No. 9 hitter with two outs in the ninth inning of a one-run game, and all of ...

Baseball traditionalists, rejoice. Commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday that the controversial — to say the least — “Golden ...