Prior to MLB officially implementing a new extra-innings rule this season — putting a runner on second base with nobody out, a change that had been tested in the Minors — Justin Turner proposed ending such games with a home run derby.
He pitched playing a 10th inning under normal rules, then shifting to the home run hitting contests if a game extended beyond that. Turner’s idea was not slanted to give a team with impressive hitters, such as the Los Angeles Dodgers an edge, but rather to bring excitement.
It never gained much traction, and while the Dodgers have only played three extra-inning games this season, each has been filled with a twist.