Rule Tweaked To Prevent Stalling For Relievers
Jun 24, 2014 8:20 PM
Major League Baseball has tweaked a loophole that some might now call the Joe Maddon Rule.
A season after the Tampa Bay manager put outfielder Sam Fuld to the mound to warm up for the sole purpose of giving a reliever extra time in the bullpen, an amendment was made.
The change will "prohibit a manager from sending his current pitcher out to warm up with no intention of having him pitch because a relief pitcher is not ready to enter the game."
The Playing Rules Committee proposed the tweak in the offseason and it was approved by MLB, the player's union and umpires.
Associated Press
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