The MLB bat boys and girls will be in the hot seat this season as the league continues its efforts to speed up the game, according to a “clarification memo” obtained by ESPN on Wednesday.
According to Jeff Passan of ESPNThe document – which is the fifth memo submitted by MLB this spring – was sent on Wednesday after players on the joint competition committee between the MLB Players Association (MLBPA) and the MLB “requested multiple change at the beginning of the week.”
“New standards will be enforced against bat boys and girls, whose ability to grab gear quickly will help in efforts to speed up the game, according to the memo. The League will evaluate the performance. performance of bat boys and girls and may require teams to replace them if their performance is deemed substandard,” reports Passan.
refresh one Thrilling Classic Baseball World (WBC) ended with Shohei Ohtani defeating Los Angeles Angels teammate Mike Trout to hand the title to Japan, baseball in the United States is now heading towards Opening Day, which is next Thursday for all 30 MLB team.
Aside from WBC, all the off-season talk is about loads change the rules to America’s pastime. The latest league documents show how seriously commissioner Rob Manfred and company are working to speed up competition this spring.
As reported by Passan, the league is making “small changes to the new field clock rule but won’t change the most important parts of the missions that have removed 25 minutes from game time.” this spring.”
Fans who haven’t watched any spring training games or haven’t seen any highlights since the 2022 season will be surprised when Opening Day hits March 30.
