McCovey Chronicles · Jul 31, 2020
Friday BP: Bring on the seven inning games
Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesHello and happy Friday.
There are new rules galore in baseball in 2020, and on Thursday another one was added. Starting on Aug. 1, all doubleheaders will have seven-inning games. That’s both the front and back half of the doubleheader.
Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association have agreed to stage seven-inning doubleheaders starting Aug. 1, sources familiar with the situation tell ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) July 30, 2020 The rules comes into place because MLB is expecting to have a lot of doubleheaders. The Miami Marlins have had a serious coronavirus outbreak, and it’s led to a bunch of suspended games across the league.