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Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball rarely do the right thing but by golly they’ve done it here with a new rule that will go into play for tonight’s All-Star Game and it’s something that should be used in regular season games moving forward because it’s pretty darn perfect.
In case you missed it, yesterday it was reported that if tonight’s game is tied after 9 innings each manager will pick three players to compete in a quick home run derby. Each batter will get three swings and the team with the most home runs wins the game.
