MLB commissioner Rob Manfred responded to hypothesis that the league is likely to be contemplating a brand new “Golden At-Bat” rule.
Manfred spoke on the Italian American Baseball Basis’s annual gala on Thursday, and briefly talked about the controversial concept that had gone viral this week. The commissioner made clear that such a rule change isn’t on the desk, at the very least not anytime quickly.
“For these of you who’ve ‘Golden At-Bat’ considerations, put your head in your pillow and sleep soundly tonight,” Manfred stated, through Leif Skodnick of World Baseball Community.
Manfred tried to chill down the hypothesis after opening the door to it within the first place. In a podcast look a number of months again, the commissioner stated there had been “a bit buzz” about implementing a rule that might permit groups a one-time probability to ship a hitter of their option to the plate at any level within the recreation. The resurfaced feedback went viral, and baseball followers on social media overwhelmingly opposed such a change.
Manfred has overseen a lot of current rule adjustments to a combined reception, and extra are possible coming. The Golden At-Bat concept is sort of universally unpopular. Maybe he was merely floating a trial balloon when he made his preliminary feedback. If he was, he has a reasonably clear reply to how followers would reply to it.
