Changes In Place For All-Star Game

[Big Bid'Ness]

From:Realgm.com

The All-Star Game will now have a designated hitter regardless of which league is hosting the contest.

Major League Baseball has announced four changes to the Midsummer Classic.

Other changes include a restriction on pitchers who have pitched the Sunday before the game, a one-man increase in the number of position players elected and a unique re-entry rule.

The new rules will take effect for this summer's All-Star Game, hosted by the Angels.

In addition to the existing injured catcher rule, the manager is now allowed to select one position player to re-enter a game in the event that the last available position player at any position is injured.

 

[Blake]

Gay/10.

 

[playmaker7]

Changes for the better. Not much else to say about it

 

[snipezo]

Not much change. But I like it. I was never a big fan of pitchers batting in ASG anyways. Most managers won't let them swing the bat.

 

[Rios15]

This might be a sign that the DH will be in both leagues.

 

[Mexi]

makes deciding HFA even stupider

way too gimicky to control home field

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

This might be a sign that the DH will be in both leagues.

Hopefully not...

 

[Mexi]

Hopefully not...

yeah, im with you

 

[.GR]

Unique re entry rule? What's that?

 

[Blake]

In addition to the existing injured catcher rule, the manager is now allowed to select one position player to re-enter a game in the event that the last available position player at any position is injured.

...?

 

[cruzg24]

I do like the DH rule, no one wants to see a pitcher hit in the ASG. I like the rule changes and the one more player allows for less chance of someone being left out that is well deserved.

 

[Rios15]

Hopefully not...

^ What he said to my post lol.

 

[RipCity32]

Now they need to get rid of the game deciding the HFA lol.
Even though he AL dominates the NL