Whenever MLB does play again, there will be some differences in the game.
One of those includes larger base sizes.
Last season, baseball experimented with larger base sizes in Triple-A games, increasing them from 15 square inches to 18 inches squared.
So, what exactly does that look like?
Needless to say, that is 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.
According to Kyle Glaser of Baseball America, 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.
It is among the changes baseball 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 last year in Triple-A, so perhaps MLB will succeed in this department.
Now, it’s just a matter on agreeing on money to get them back on the field.
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