Here's what to know about MLB's rule that allows the Dodgers' star to hit throughout the game whenever he pitches.

Major League Baseball's postseason will get underway on Tuesday with Game 1 of all four Wild Card Series. This, then, is the opportune time to offer a refresher on baseball's (still) relatively new playoff format. "Relatively" is a load-bearing phrase in that sentence given that this October will be the fourth under the current 12-team structure.

In Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, Shohei Ohtani showed exactly why he's baseball's best and most unique talent. That 10-strikeout, three-homer performance was also made possible in part by a rule MLB made to accommodate Ohtani's rare two-way talent.

Major League Baseball made a two-way player batting lineup rule in 2022. It's known by everyone in baseball as the " Shohei Ohtani Rule," although of course it isn't called that by MLB.

MLB's extra innings format is different in the playoffs from the regular season. Here's how bonus baseball works in the postseason.

Lost in the craziness: The Dodgers hit Priester well that inning. Hernández walked, Freddie Freeman hit a rocket to left field that Isaac Collins had to jump to catch, Smith and Tommy Edman singled, then Muncy hit a ball to the top of the wall in center. Priester and the Brewers are fortunate to escape that inning without a run scoring.

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The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled a lawsuit filed by Atlanta Braves fan hit by a baseball at the 2021 World Series shouldn’t have been dismissed. The woman filed a lawsuit against the Braves and former outfielder Jorge Soler. She said she attended Game ...

Auburn baseball welcomes the Savannah Bananas to Plainsman Park this weekend, where it'll play "Banana Ball." Here's an explainer of the rules.

Ohtani didn't factor into the decision against the Blue Jays in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday, allowing three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 2.1 innings.