How many extra innings allowed

I'm fully in favor of the new extra innings rule. Putting a runner on second base means more strategy, more action on the base paths and—most important—fewer inning marathons that end up killing both teams' bullpens and boring casual fans to sleep.

Keep it the old way for the playoffs, but in a game season, we should be looking for ways to speed things up a bit as the game has slowed to a crawl. After just one weekend I was already in love with the new extra-innings format. Every game that goes to extra innings feels like an event because the potential winning run is only feet away.

The new format injects action into extra innings. There is still no time limit, but these games don't drag on, either. With a runner on second, teams don't have to just bank on the home run to win it; one base hit, instead of three singles, can break the tie, so there's more incentive to put the ball in play. I've compared it to the college football overtime rule: The game clock is turned off and each team begins each round of overtime from the opposing yard line.

It should be easier for teams to score, but there's no hard deadline for the games to end. Baseball games should never end in a tie—sorry, Emma—but we shouldn't have to wait for a Quad-A pitcher to give up a homer in the 18th inning of a random Tuesday-night game in June. The new format is the solution, though the traditional extra-innings format must remain in the postseason. The playoffs deserve the tension of full extra innings.

Also, I endorse Tom's reset rule. But, I can't help but think how exciting it would be for the Padres to begin every extra inning with Fernando Tatis Jr. So, maybe make an exception for him? Either way, this new extra-innings format rules.

I don't hate the runner-on-second rule, but I prefer going back to the old way. But things are slowly returning to normal and the season is reportedly going to see the league return to some of its normal rules, including nine-inning games in doubleheaders. A recent report also claims the league could modify the extra-inning runner rule , potentially not placing anyone on base until the 11th or 12th inning.

Playing one or two innings under traditional rules seems fair. Purists can see their respective teams get a chance to win without any help for an inning or two. Adding a runner later on ends up ultimately helping the teams when it comes to keeping a fresh bullpen. It is fair to note that marathon games are not an everyday occurrence. Teams also had nine full innings to pull away, so this rule becomes similar to a shootout in soccer or hockey.

The rule fans want to see, well at least a vocal majority on social media, is the universal DH. If not terminated early, regulation games last until the trailing team has had the chance to make 27 outs nine innings. If the home team is leading after the visiting team has made three outs in the top of the ninth inning, the home team wins and does not have to come to bat in the bottom of the ninth.

If the game is tied after both teams have made 27 outs each, the game will go to extra innings. The MLB implemented the new extra innings format for regular season games before the start of the season. Prior to this rule change, the game just continued on into the 10th inning in the same way as it did every inning before that.

However, with the rule change, each half inning now starts with a runner already on second base. This had previously been experimented in certain minor leagues before the MLB decided to officially change rules. In , the MLB established a new extra innings format for the regular season. Each half inning begins with a runner on second base and no outs.

The batting team has no say in what player goes to second to start the inning; the last batter to record an out in the prior inning takes second. This is supposed to provide both teams with an equal opportunity to score runs, while also increasing the likelihood of the game ending sooner.

Similar to MLB, the runner to begin the inning at second base is whoever made the last out batting in the previous inning. However, if the score is tied after the 10th inning, any at-bat in the 11th inning or later will begin with runners on first base and second base.