Major League Baseball's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season, getting rid of the "ghost runner" starting on second base once a game goes beyond nine innings.

Major League Baseball, like many sports, has done plenty of tinkering with its rules in recent years. One of the most prominent changes — and most controversial — has been the runner on second rule to ...

It took until the League Championship Series for the first extra-inning game of the 2024 MLB playoffs. The Cleveland Guardians were down to their last out in Game 3 of the ALCS when slugger Jhonkensy ...

The 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays is about to begin. Here's a breakdown what extra ...

New York Yankees relievers Adam Ottavino and Chad Green shared their opinion on MLB's new extra innings rule after trying it in a Summer Camp intrasquad. NEW YORK – Yankees' right-hander Chad Green ...

On Wednesday, Yahoo! Sports Jeff Passan reported that Major League Baseball plans on testing a new rule in the minor leagues this upcoming season that would see On Wednesday, Yahoo! Sports Jeff Passan ...

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers limped through their dress rehearsal during the season, looking at times like they were just a pedestrian team and might even be vulnerable in the postseason.