The Atlantic League, an eight-team independent partner league of Major League Baseball, will experiment with moving the pitcher's mound back 12 inches in 2021, the leagues announced Wednesday.

Moving the mound back was practically an extinction-level event for pitchers age 30 and up. Now, it’s important to understand that the game was different then.

And the pitcher’s rubber is 60 feet 6 inches from the back tip of home plate. It might be time to rethink that. Banning the shift might not fix baseball’s problems, but it’s worth an experiment ...

Driveline Baseball founder Kyle Boddy hypothesizes a moved back pitching mound is actually more advantageous for pitchers, not hitters. Skip to content. Search. Search for: Clear search query Search ...

It will be the first change of mound regulations in professional baseball since 1969, when MLB lowered the mound after a season in which seven starting pitchers posted sub-2.00 ERAs.

Alex Gonzalez returns to the pitcher's mound after a lifesaving heart transplant, grateful for the donor who gave him a ...

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball wants to see if moving back the pitcher’s mound will increase offense. MLB will experiment with a 12-inch greater distance between the mound and home plate ...

The pushed-back mound is only ... who spoke to CBS Sports acknowledged that he had moved up in the batter's box to combat the effects the 61 1/2-foot mound had on pitchers. ... One side sees the ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Baseball is a sport steeped in its history and traditions. For over a century, the dimensions of the diamond, recognizable across the world, have stayed the same. But MLB is c… ...

During Bob Gibson’s record-setting 1968 season, he hung a sign above his locker that read, “Here comes the judge.” He felt untouchable, he said. The St. Louis pitcher owned the in… ...

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