The major leagues have begun reforming once again. For ‘speed-up’, an overtime game system will be introduced as an official rule to limit the fielder from climbing the mound.

‘MLB.com’ reported on the 14th (Korean time) that the Major League’s joint competition committee had additionally confirmed two new rules for the 2023 season. The major league joint competition committee consisted of six major league representatives, four players, and one referee.

Major League Baseball has been struggling lately to boost its dwindling popularity. It chose a customized strategy as more and more modern fans find it difficult to watch baseball, which lasts longer than three hours on average. Major League Baseball in the 2023 season will change a lot compared to last year.

Notable changes include the pitch timer and defensive shift. In order to reduce the time of a long game, the pitcher must pitch within 15 seconds when the base is empty and within 20 seconds when there are runners. Also, only two checks are allowed with a runner on first base.

There are also elements that increase the fun of watching. Major League Baseball put restrictions on the defensive shifts of infielders. It is a way to more vividly see the outstanding motor skills of infielders. At least four defenders must stay in the infield, and two must be placed on the left and right sides of second base.

Two systems are added here. It is a regulation that restricts match-ups and fielders from climbing the mound. Major League Baseball temporarily introduced a match-up system in 2020, when the season was shortened due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). Starting from the 10th inning of overtime, the game is continued from second base without a hit.

The effect was clear. In the 2019 major league season, there were a total of 37 games with 13 or more games and 8 games with 15 or more. However, after the introduction of the match-up, the number of games that went up to 13 overtimes decreased to 11, and there was never a game over 15. Therefore, the major leagues will continue the same match-up system in the 2023 season. 바카라사이트

It is also difficult to see a situation where a fielder climbs the mound with a large score difference. According to ‘MLB.com’, in last year’s Major League, fielders except Shohei Ohtani (LA Angels) and other ‘Lee Do-ryu’ players were limited to overtime or losing by 6 points or winning games. However, starting this year, these regulations will be further strengthened.

According to ‘MLB.com’, a fielder must lose in overtime or by eight points or more to get on the mound. And only in the ninth inning, when the team was winning by more than 10 points, the fielder could stand on the mound instead of the pitcher. It seems that the action of taking care of’silly’ to protect pitchers will not be easy to find from the 2023 season.