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The Great Debate: Should the MLB Ban the Shift?

What has always interested me, as America’s Past-time, there has always been this aura where we should not change the game of baseball. Of course, that’s impossible, and there have been numerous changes throughout the ages – from the ball, the height of the mound, even the number of games.

It was reported by Jayson Stark of the Athletic that Rob Manfred has “strong backing” to limit the shifts in baseball. Key note from the article

“The commissioner has been contemplating “eliminating shifts” since the week he took the job back in 2015. And now, we’re hearing, support for that idea is building.