NEW YORK: Major League Baseball and its players union announced rule changes for the upcoming season on Friday that include an end to the controversial “rolling block” slide by runners into second base.

The new regulation is aimed at reducing unnecessary contact between fielders trying to turn double plays and base runners trying to disrupt their throws to first base.

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