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Detroit Tigers: How the team will be impacted by the new extra innings rule

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How will the Detroit Tigers be impacted by the new extra innings rule this year? Let’s look at some of the numbers to find out.

The shortened 2020 MLB season will look a lot different for several reasons, and one of them is the new rule that will put a runner on second base to start extra innings. As we would expect, every team must be thinking about how it will impact them. For the Detroit Tigers to take advantage of the new rule, they will need to improve in some areas over 2019.