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MLB's new rules are drawing more fans to ballparks nationwide

by Henry Epp
Jul 11, 2023
More than two-thirds of Major League Baseball teams are ushering more fans through turnstiles.
New rules include a pitch clock, which means pitchers now have 20 seconds at most to throw the ball.
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Major League Baseball rules aim for shorter games — and a bigger audience

by Henry Epp
Mar 30, 2023
One change: Pitchers will have 20 seconds or less to throw the ball. But is that enough time to capture the mood?
Shorter games could sustain the sport in the long run, according to Khalid Ballouli at the University of South Carolina.
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Why do baseball games have such weird start times? 

by Janet Nguyen
Oct 28, 2022
There’s a reason your favorite team’s game is scheduled for 4:07 on the dot.
Nick Maton of the Philadelphia Phillies singles against the Houston Astros at a baseball game earlier this month. Tonight, the two teams will compete in the first game of the World Series.
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Empty seats, feral cats, angry fans: Oakland A's push for new home as crowds stay away

by Matt Levin
May 11, 2022
Some fans are convinced the team is trying to keep fans away as it eyes a potential new home in Las Vegas.
A's manager Mark Kotsay, left, and pitcher Frankie Montas during a contest with the Detroit Tigers. With A's home games attracting few fans, the team hopes for a new stadium to play in, built with assistance from the city.
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Cleveland's baseball team takes the field as "Guardians"

by Savannah Maher
Apr 7, 2022
Economic pressures have played a role in the campaigns to change mascot names that many people consider racist.
The team changed its name after being pressured to drop branding that many people considered racist.
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After months of a labor dispute between players and team owners, baseball season finally begins

by Andy Uhler
Apr 7, 2022
Players wanted a bigger slice of the MLB pie.
After a delayed start due to pay disputes, baseball is back.
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MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season

by Associated Press
Mar 10, 2022
"The deal pushes the game forward,” Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole told the Associated Press.
Fans can start making plans to be at Fenway Park, Dodger Stadium and Camden Yards next month.
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Texas Rangers fans can go out to the ballgame again ... all together

by Andy Uhler
Apr 1, 2021
The Rangers' 40,000-seat stadium, Globe Life Field, will be open at full capacity this season.
Soon, Globe Life Field will be ready to host fans at full capacity again. Texas has been declared 100% open.
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With baseball on hold, a professional umpire "just tried to make this a positive thing"

by Bennett Purser
Oct 2, 2020
When the pandemic upended minor league baseball, Jen Pawol focused on growing her off-season business.
Jen Pawol is one of two women umpires working in professional baseball.
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Why baseball stadiums are all a little bit different

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Jun 10, 2019
Long-time architecture critic Paul Goldberger says a baseball park "should feel like it's in that place and that place alone."
A general view as the national anthem is performed at Yankee Stadium on October 16, 2017 in the Bronx borough of New York City.
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