With the Little League World Series going on in Williamsport, PA a trend from that tournament is being discussed by some in Major League Baseball.
"I understand it in high school sports, maybe even in college, but in the pro's, no," says Hugh. "There's too many examples so I don't think in the pros that rule applies."
"It's not fun to have to put in a position player"Aaron Boone discusses a mercy rule and how it could prevent injuries/bad situations during blowouts pic.twitter.com/EB6woa1GbN
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) August 16, 2019The World Baseball Classic currently has a mercy rule of 10 runs after 7 innings and the IBF has a mercy rule if the losing team agrees to forfeit the rest of the game.
So the idea of a mercy rule in baseball isn't unheard of, but most don't feel it has a place in Major League Baseball.
