Major League Baseball and its players association announced an agreement Thursday to reduce the color restrictions placed on cleats, starting in the 2019 MLB season.
Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com provided details of the deal, which included the elimination of the 51 percent rule that forced footwear to feature more than half of the team's primary color, and passed along a statement from commissioner Rob Manfred about the change:
"Major League Baseball and its clubs recognize the desire of players to have more flexibility in this area and are pleased to announce the loosening of regulations that will permit more personalized and stylized footwear.