It didn't take long for Major League Baseball's updated sliding rules to have an impact on a regular season game. During Monday's Nationals-Braves season opener in Atlanta, Braves runner Nick Markakis violated the new rules when he slid past the bag at second base and into the leg of second baseman Daniel Murphy attempting to break up a double play.
[Sign up for Fantasy Baseball | Play for $40K | Expert rankings | Mock draft ] As a result, the Nationals were awarded the double play, even though the slide had no real impact on the initial result.