(Audacy) Whenever MLB does play again, there will be some differences in the game. One of those includes larger base sizes.
In 2021, baseball experimented with larger base sizes in Triple-A games, increasing them from 15 inches square to 18 inches square. So, what exactly does that look like?
Needless to say, that's a pretty big difference. So, why does baseball want to make the base sizes bigger?
It’s simple: to create more offense and fewer collisions.
Increasing the size of the bases would ideally lead to an increase in stolen base success rates, increase in infield hits and decrease in number of collisions and injuries around the bag, according to Kyle Glaser of Baseball America,
This is among the changes MLB is making to try and generate more offense and excitement in the game, which also includes a ban on the shift.
Stolen bases were indeed up in Triple-A last season, so perhaps MLB will succeed in this department.
Now, it’s just a matter on agreeing on the money in a new labor deal to get them back on the field.
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