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MLB commish: Tough to find wording for slide rule

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CHICAGO - Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday that player safety in general, and protecting infielders in particular, is "really high on our radar screen," but he conceded that finding the proper wording for a new rule governing slides will be "difficult.