Rays manager Kevin Cash asked for a replay review, claiming Jose Bautista violated the new "Chase Utley Rule" governing slides on potential double plays. Replay umpires in New York ruled Bautista ...

Major League Baseball on Tuesday announced rule changes for the 2016 season involving double-play slides and the pace of the game. Under the new rules, slides on potential double-plays “will ...

But in 2016, runners are going to extremes to avoid violating the new slide rule. A close play at second base to start a double play no longer involves contact and no longer involves the take-out ...