In accordance with the short season, Major League Baseball is going to implement some new rules for 2020. The most publicized wrinkles are adding the designated hitter to the National League and placing a man on second base to start the 10th inning. These changes have been met with derision and scorn from traditionalists, but most fans have simply shrugged their shoulders.
I am among those who don’t mind the new rules, mainly because I understand how much the game has evolved in spite of the romantic notion that it’s remained the same for well over a century.