Major League Baseball Needs to Stop Trying to Kill the Shift
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On Thursday, Major League Baseball announced rules changes it will experiment with in the minor leagues this season. Some make a ton of sense and are easier to support, but one is ridiculous. There will be limits placed on shifting in Double-A, which is MLB's latest broadside fired at the practice. It's a absurd movement that should be stopped in its tracks.
"A requirement that all four infielders have their cleats within the outer boundary of the infield dirt when the pitch is delivered"