MLB Partner League To Reprise Rules from 2019 Season Following its joint announcement last week with Major League Baseball regarding 2021 test rules, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) today announced rules it will retain from the MLB experiments conducted in 2019. Many of these changes debuted in the Atlantic League that season and […]
DNR To All Maryland State Park Visitors
In accordance with federal guidelines and state directives pertaining to COVID-19, we want to share important information about Maryland State Parks. Here’s what we are doing: All Marylanders over the age of five are required to wear face coverings in State Park buildings. Face coverings are also required in outdoor public areas, whenever it is […]
Teens & Parents: Know the Rules of the Road
MDOT MVA Recognizes National Teen Driver Safety Week October 18-24, 2020 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for 15- to 18-year-olds across the United States. During National Teen Driver Safety Week, October 18-24, the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) […]
DNR Urges Congress to Address Rules for Invasive Blue Catfish
Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Urges Congress to Address Rules Hindering Market for Invasive Blue Catfish Maryland DNR biologists catch blue catfish — a highly invasive species that ferociously consume native fish and crab species — to gain understanding of their impact on Maryland waterways. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is supporting a joint […]
New Rule Allowed Thomas to Steal First Base!
Around the time that robot umpires were brought in to help officiate the Atlantic League All-Star Game, Major League Baseball and the independent league’s front office decided to tack on a few more rules to experiment with for the second half of the season. Among them included an expansion on the current dropped third strike […]
MLB & ALPB Announce Experimental Playing Rule Changes
And Equipment Changes for 2019 Atlantic League Season Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) announced today the experimental playing rules and equipment that will be in place during the 2019 Atlantic League Championship Season. The list of changes is as follows: Home plate umpire assisted in calling balls and […]