One of the more beloved aspects of baseball is its familiarity over generations. Baseball is played today with more or less the same rules as it was 100 years ago - four bases, three strikes, you’re out; three outs to an inning. But nothing is impervious to change, and even baseball has made some tweaks along the way, most notably adding a designated hitter in 1972.
Baseball has seen its national television ratings slip, and attendance, which was at an all-time high in 2007, has seen steady erosion since then. To stem any further decline, the owners and players have both introduced several new proposals to change the game, according to both Ken Rosenthal at The Athletic and ESPN reporter Jeff Passan.