MLB approves catwalk ground rules change
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
Just in time for the playoffs, Major League Baseball has approved a change in the grounds rules for Tropicana Field that affects fly balls that strike the upper two catwalks in the domed stadium.
Instead of being in play, a batted ball that caroms off the A- and B-ring catwalks that support the stadium roof will be ruled a dead ball and the pitch will not count.
Balls that strike the two lower catwalks in fair territory will continue to be home runs.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}
The Rays requested the change after Jason Kubel's two-out, ninth-inning pop clanked off one of the catwalks and fell behind the pitcher's mound, driving in the go-ahead run in Minnesota's 8-6 victory over Tampa Bay on Aug. 5.
The Rays had scored six times in the eighth inning to tie the game.
Load more..