USA Today

The MLB extra innings ghost runner rule is still dumb, but baseball's future is at stake

This isThe Morning Win. Here's Charles Curtis. As a lifelong baseball fan, I was bummed to hear that the so-called "ghost runner" rule for extra innings - in which a runner is put on second to start ...
Sports Illustrated

OPINION: Baseball is Better Without Ghost Runner in Extra Innings Rule

Monday, Major League Baseball made it official: the controversial 'ghost runner' on second base, extra innings rule is here to stay, permanently. MLB introduced the rule in the COVID-shortened 2020 ...
The Boston Globe

Baseball’s ghost runner is not in the true spirit of the game, so it has to go

If baseball were a Hollywood celebrity we would say the game has undergone undeniably noticeable cosmetic work to change its appearance. A myriad of rule changes constitutes more of a facelift for ...
USA Today

The MLB extra innings ghost runner rule is still dumb, but baseball's future is at stake

This is the online version of our daily newsletter, The Morning Win. Subscribe to get irreverent and incisive sports stories, delivered to your mailbox every morning. Here’s Charles Curtis. As a ...