EastCoastAgNc said:
I think it's a three batter minimum or the the end of the inning. I could be wrong...
Edit: nope I'm right
Quote:
In an effort to reduce the number of pitching changes and, in turn, cut down the average time per game, MLB will institute a rule change beginning in 2020 that requires pitchers to either face a minimum of three batters in an appearance or pitch to the end of a half-inning, with exceptions for injuries and illnesses.
Tony LaRussa, Dave Duncan, and Rick Honeycutt are somewhere...and not happy.
they started the lefty specialist stuff back in the late 80's. Created a generation-plus of left-handed pitchers that have (or had) no idea how to get out a right-handed hitter