In 2024, games were shortened during extra innings thanks to a controversial rule: A runner was automatically placed on second base starting in the 10th inning. This is known as the “ghost ...

Admission time: Until about five minutes ago, when I started reading Grant Brisbee’s latest story, I was generally in favor of the “ghost runner ... rare 17-inning game that goofs up ...

Always, it was "pitcher's hand" for an out on the lead runner. Ghost runners were made necessary ... in Seattle the night before the All-Star Game. One of them would be Terese Rehfeldt, now ...