ARLINGTON, Texas -- If New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi were the commissioner of baseball, he says he would ban the shift. "It is an illegal defense, like basketball," said Girardi, referring to ...
The former Yankees ace says MLB’s faster pace, shorter games, and innovative rules are reviving the sport and bringing fans back to the ballpark. Baseball feels different right now -- faster, younger, ...
WASHINGTON — David Ortiz can now laugh, sort of, at the shifting culture of baseball. For Mike Trout, Nolan Arenado, Bryce Harper and most every other All-Star hitter, dealing with different defensive ...