Just like a few years back when Scott Cousins‘ home plate collision with Buster Posey forever changed home plate collision rules, Chase Utley‘s takeout slide of Ruben Tejada has forever changed slides at second base. Utley’s slide in the NLDS severely injured Tejada in front of a national audience who was shocked by the brutality of the play.
The new rule states a “bona fide attempt” must be made by the slider to reach the base rather than the past wild west situation which had existed until Thursday.