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World Series extra innings rules, explained: How the MLB postseason format works vs. regular season

MLB extra inning rules for World SeriesIs there an extra inning runner in World Series?How many innings in baseball?Longest games in World Series historyBy and large, baseball fans have often been ...
FanSided

Baseball Rules & Structure

Learn from our comprehensive list of baseball rules and how the game of baseball is structured-from past to present. How many baseball games are in a season? The baseball season can be described as a ...
Baseball Prospectus

MLB’s Official Baseball Rules, Annotated: Objectives of the Game (Part 1)

The Official Baseball Rules as currently constituted were first adopted by the Professional Baseball Playing Rules Committee of Major League Baseball on December 21, 1949. The official rules ...
CBS News

Baseball is back with new rules aimed at making the game faster: "Less dead time, more action"

Emmy Award-winning journalist Kris Van Cleave is the senior transportation correspondent for CBS News based in Phoenix, Arizona, where he also serves as a national correspondent reporting for all CBS ...
THE WEEK

Why baseball's new rules rule

The pitch clock concept was perhaps the most direct assault on the sport's traditionalist wing since baseball expanded the playoff field and increased the number of divisions from four to six in 1994.
The New York Times

Four simple rules for navigating the MLB trade deadline — without irking your peers

This is the second in a three-part series exploring how the personalities of MLB executives impact baseball’s trade deadline. Part one explored the various styles of traders. Part three is coming ...