We’ve become quite accustomed to position players pitching. In 2018, more than 40 appeared on the mound at least once, breaking the Expansion Era (since 1961) record. Then in 2019, that record was ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Yes, there is a striking parallel that the Little League World Series, which has had a handful of mercy-rule endings already, and Thursday's 17-1 rout of the Astros has ...

The 2025 MLB season has seen some instances where teams allow a position player to pitch in the game. It seems to have been happening more frequently this year, and former pitcher John Smoltz is tired ...

Major League Baseball announced some finalized rule changes Monday, including, putting limits on the use of position players on the pitcher's mound, ESPN's Jesse Rogers reports. The competition ...

LOS ANGELES -- Umpires barredDodgersmanager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not ...

USA TODAY Sports has live coverage of Dodgers vs. Blue Jays in World Series Game 4. LOS ANGELES — Just how close did this World Series come to suffering the indignity of a position player pitching in ...

Unnamed former MLB players are reaching out to league offices and union executives in an attempt to implement a clause in the upcoming collective bargaining agreement to reduce the number of position ...

Oct. 22—What was a position of strength with regards to talent and depth is now a position of concern heading into the off-season for the Atlanta Braves. The six-time National League East Division ...