The Ritzville Adams County Journal - Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887

My how things have changed in just a couple of short years, or has it been three. Baseball is a different game since March 16, 2020 when spring training was suspended and the Major and Minor Leagues were put on hold. We would go through a shortened 60 game schedule that started in July without fans and even the announcers didn’t go to the away games.

Major League baseball needed to make a few changes to shorten the game and one of those rule changes was for any extra inning game the last player that was at bat when the final out was made was now a runner at second base. Don’t be confus...