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Dodger Blue > Featured > MLB Testing Double-Hook & More Experimental Rules During 2023 Atlantic League Season
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MLB Testing Double-Hook & More Experimental Rules During 2023 Atlantic League Season

Matt Borelli
April 29, 2023
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General view of baseballs, 2023 Spring Training
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Major League Baseball announced two experimental playing rules that will be tested during the 2023 Atlantic League (ALPB) Championship Season that began with its Opening Day on Friday.

Among the additions is the use of a designated pinch-runner. Each team will list a player who is not in the lineup as a designated pinch runner, and that player may then be substituted at any point into the game as a baserunner.

The player who is substituted for, as well as the pinch-runner, will be permitted to return to the game without penalty.

What’s more, the Atlantic League allows pitchers only one disengagement per plate appearance in 2023. That’s in contrast to the new MLB rule which allows a pitcher to disengage from the rubber twice during a plate appearance before possibly facing a penalty.

The Atlantic League became MLB’s first partner league in 2019, and in the years since, has tested numerous rules such as an automated strike zone, three-batter minimum for pitchers, bigger bases and defensive shift restrictions, among others.

“We thank the Atlantic League for their continued partnership,” MLB executive vice president of baseball operations Morgan Sword said in a statement.

“In recent years, the ALPB’s experimental rules have aimed to emphasize athleticism, improved pace of play and other means of giving fans the game they want to see. We are excited for another great season of Atlantic League baseball and the entertainment that it will bring to fans.”

Double-Hook DH rule returning to Atlantic League

In addition to the aforementioned changes, the double-hook DH rule returned to the Atlantic League for the 2023 season. This allows clubs to use the designated hitter throughout the game provided that the team’s starting pitcher has completed at least five innings.

If the starter fails to make it through the fifth, the club will lose the DH for the remainder of the game.

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ByMatt Borelli
Matt Borelli covers the Los Angeles Dodgers as a staff writer for Dodger Blue and holds similar responsibilities for Lakers Nation, a sister site with an emphasis on the Los Angeles Lakers. He also contributes to RamsNewswire.com and RaidersNewswire.com. An avid fantasy sports player, Matt is a former 2014 MLB Beat the Streak co-champion. His favorite Dodgers moment, among a list of many, is Clayton Kershaw's no-hitter against the Colorado Rockies in 2014. Follow him on Twitter: @mcborelli.
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