FORT MYERS, Fla. -- While baseball's new rules regarding slides into second base are aimed at improving player safety, count Twins second baseman Brian Dozier as one of those who is against the rule change that will allow the neighborhood play at second base to be reviewed.
Dozier, who started his career as a shortstop before moving to second base in 2013, said he's in favor of the rule that forces players to make a "bona fide slide" into second base, but he believes that reviews to make sure middle infielders touch second base while turning double plays is against the spirit of the original rule.