One of the new rules instituted for Major League Baseball in 2023 limited the conditions under which a position player like an infielder or outfielder could be called upon to pitch. A team’s shortstop, for example, could become the pitcher only if it were the ninth inning and the team had a ten run lead, or if the game had entered extra innings. We may …
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