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The Contentious Life of the Ghost Runner: Controversial Extra-Innings Rule Back for 2022
Topics: Latest News, Official Baseball Rules, Rules Changes
Sixty-five years ago this week, the defending World Champion New York Yankees beat the Washington Senators 2-1 on an Opening Day walk-off hit. The hero that day was third baseman Andy Carey, who came up with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth and fouled off six pitches before hitting a single to…