Text of baseball's new rule governing takeout slides at second base: RULE 6.01(j) - SLIDING TO BASES ON DOUBLE PLAY ATTEMPTS If a runner does not engage in a bona fide slide, and initiates (or ...

NEW YORK (AP) Baseball made its call on the Chase Utley slide: out. Major League Baseball and the players' union have banned rolling block slides to break up potential double plays, hoping to prevent ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Call it Ruben’s Rule. In the wake of Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada having his leg broken by the Dodgers’ Chase Utley in Game 2 of last year’s NLDS, Major League Baseball and the Players ...

The on-the-field excitement of baseball’s playoff season is sharing the stage unexpectedly with off-the-field challenges arising from several gender equity developments. The competitiveness of play ...

Following serious injuries to Jung Ho Kang and Ruben Tejada on double-play attempts in 2015, Major League Baseball on Thursday announced rules changes that are focused on avoiding those types of ...

The Carolina Panthers ran into a bit of a problem in their Week 15 loss to the New Orleans Saints, and one of their players may have a long-term solution for it. Brown's foul helped extend a 14-play, ...

The Georgia Bulldogs have dropped four spots in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll after a 1-3 week. Georgia baseball is now ranked No. 9. Interestingly, Georgia is ranked one spot ahead of ...