There were times last season when Royals catcher Salvador Perez’s body would absorb a foul ball, and he would benefit from a short break in the action.
A Royals player often would trot to the pitcher’s mound and give Perez that breather. Starting this season, this kind of thing probably won’t happen.
Major League Baseball announced Monday that teams will be limited to six mound visits without a pitching change per nine innings. If a game goes to extra innings, each team will get one additional non-pitching change mound visit per inning.
What constitutes a visit to the mound?