02/17/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Major League Baseball announced a number of changes for in-game rules, starting this season.
This marks the first time that the rules have been changed since 1996, when the strike zone was redefined.
Among the changes, is the modification to the rule regarding regulation tie games. Previously, a game that had been called with the score tied in the bottom of the fifth inning or later was deemed a tie, to be replayed in its entirety, though player statistics count.
However, the new rule stipulates a tied regulation game that is stopped now will be suspended and resumed before the next scheduled game between the same two clubs on the same grounds. That game could also take place at the visiting club's grounds, if no more games remain at the original club's home park.
There would be only one case in which a called game would be replayed in its entirety - if there were no scheduled games remaining between the two clubs and if it would affect a playoff spot.
The following are some other changes to rules to be implemented for the 2007 season:
Pitchers are now allowed to wear multi-colored gloves so long as the glove is not, in the judgment of the umpire, distracting.
Rule 3.02, which states no player shall intentionally discolor or damage the ball by rubbing it with soil, rosin, paraffin, licorice, sand-paper, emery- paper or other foreign substance, has been amended to provide an automatic 10- game suspension for any player who intentionally defaces the ball.
In order to avoid unnecessary delays, Rule 8.04 was amended. When the bases are unoccupied, the pitcher shall deliver the ball to the batter within 12 seconds after he receives the ball. Each time the pitcher delays the game by violating this rule, the umpire shall call "Ball." The 12-second timing starts when the pitcher is in possession of the ball and the batter is in the box, alert to the pitcher. The timing stops when the pitcher releases the ball.
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