World Baseball Classic rule guide: Pitch count, mercy rules, designated hitter

Baseball season is in full swing. As Major League Baseball wraps up Spring Training with the regular season looming, the World Baseball Classic is also on deck. The last WBC in 2023 featured Team USA and Japan in the final,

Major League Baseball Adds Three New Rules For 2026 Season

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 11: The video board displays the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) system during a challenge by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second inning of the MLB game against the Cleveland Guardians at Camelback Ranch on March 11, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Have mercy: Why Texas baseball will play all its games with a run rule in effect

College baseball's mercy rules are not new. But this marks the third straight season that Texas is playing under different run-rule guidelines.