Well before Major League Baseball had a plan in place for the 2020 regular season, Justin Turner proposed the idea of using a home run derby in lieu of potentially playing games that went deep into extra innings.
Under Turner’s proposal, teams would play the 10th inning with normal rules, and if the game still remained tied, they would then select three batters each and stage a home run derby. The designated players would have five outs to hit their homers.
The idea garnered plenty of support from multiple Los Angeles Dodgers, including Cody Bellinger, Gavin Lux and Joc Pederson.