Runners trying to reach home plate — and ... never played the game of baseball." "A runner attempting to score may not deviate from his direct pathway to the plate in order to initiate contact ...

NEW YORK, Feb 24 (Reuters) – An experimental rule aimed at averting dangerous home plate collisions has been adopted for the upcoming Major League Baseball season, MLB and the Players ...

Starting as soon as next season, though, Major League Baseball will move to ban intentional collisions at home plate involving runners trying to score and catchers trying to tag them out.

Major League Baseball’s rules committee has voted to ban home plate collisions, MLB Rules Committee Chairman and New York Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson announced Wednesday. Alderson said ...

Baseball is not often physical, but tight plays at home plate can result in dangerous collisions and serious injuries. That's the main motivation behind the MLB's experimental rule for the ...