After the success of the so-called Buster Posey rule to protect catchers from home plate collisions, baseball is now looking to alter the rule on takeout slides.
“We started talking to the union about this,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said before Game 4 of the Cubs-Cardinals NLDS at Wrigley Field. “It is another example of player safety, which is really high on our radar screen. We’ve got a lot of money invested in ballplayers. The players themselves have tremendous playing opportunities in terms of what they can earn and I think it’s important we protect them.”
The proposed change stems from two recent incidents- Chris Coghlan’s slide into Jung Ho Kang that broke the leg of the Pirates’ shortstop on Sept.