‘Why do we want to bastardize our game?’: MLB players and managers join criticism of Golden At-Bat proposal

CNN — (CNN.com) Picture the scene. It’s the bottom of the ninth, the Los Angeles Dodgers are down one with two outs and two men on base. Enrique Hernández is due up, but manager Dave Roberts sits him down and sends star man Shohei Ohtani to the plate instead. That is the essence of MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s Golden At-Bat proposal, which he floated in late October during an appearance on The Varsity with John Ourand. The rule would allow each team one chance per game to swap in its best hitter for an at-bat, even if it is not his turn. “There are a variety of (rule change ideas) that are b…

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