Sports Daily: The Limiting of Home-Plate Collisons by MLB

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Quote: Originally Posted by Perfect Zero

While this is a rare play and while I was not on-board with it in the beginning, I actually think that this rule will be a plus for the game in the future. Nobody wants to see their star catcher or even baserunner get injured because of a play at the plate. That's especially true with catchers because they are so prone to breaking down over their career. The runner now has to go for the plate, not the catcher. The catcher also has to make room until he has control of the ball. It seems simple to me; I guess we'll see...

I'm willing to bet baserunners get injured more at home plate sliding than running into catchers.