MLB weighs position-player pitching rule, Corbin Burnes returns and more MLB news

Major League Baseball, proposing that teams be permitted to have 14 pitchers on their 26-man rosters instead of 13 in the next collective bargaining agreement, will also discuss modifying the rule on when position players can be used as pitchers in the game.

Several club executives and managers agree that games are turning into a farce in blowouts with the proliferation of position players taking the mound.

It has become totally absurd, ruining the integrity of the game, and destroying the sanctity of records.

In what once was a bit of comic relief in blowouts has become a disgusting display that’s more suited for the Savannah Bananas than actual major league games.

The Chicago Cubs set a franchise record, one shy of the Major League record, by hitting nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers last week, but three of those homers were hit off first baseman Andrew Vaughn. The Cubs were able to pad their stats by facing Vaughn 18 times that night. Eighteen!

Remember when folks were saying that Shohei Ohtani’s 6-for-6 performance with three homers and 10 RBI against the Miami Marlins last year was the greatest game in baseball history?

Well, does it bother anyone that…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/sports/