As someone who was loudly and adamantly opposed to the runner-on-second rule in its earliest iteration as a proposal for the World Baseball Classic, the most interesting thing I could say — having ...

The MLB Playoffs are here, which means there's plenty of baseball to watch and teams to root for. Inevitably (whether you hate it or love it), there might be a time when a game heads to extra innings.

The automatic runner was initially instituted as part of MLB's health and safety protocols during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. It was kept in place in 2021 and 2022, and the Joint Competition ...