ThelogooftheMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)teamAtlantaBravesisseennearTruistParkinAtlanta,Georgia,USonJune20,2020.[Photo/Agencies]MajorLeagueBaseballs60-gameseasonwilllaunchonJuly23or24,andthe30teamshavebeengiventhegrregionalinterleaguegames,witheNationalLeagueadoptthedesignatedhitter,,aswellasthefollowing:·Allspitting－includingsunflowerseedsandpeanutshells－isprohibitedonthefield,aswellasindugoutsandclubhouses.·Pitchersonthemoundwillbepermittedtokeepamoistenedclothintheirpockettowettheballaheadofgrippingit,insteadoflickingtheirfingers.·,managersmustenterthemintoanMLBapp.·Dugoutandbullpenareaswillbeexpanded,anteamonthefieldorbeforeorafterthegame."Playersormanagerswholeavetheirpositionstoarguewithumpires,comewithinsixfeetofanumpireoropposingplayerormanagerforthepurposeofargument,orengageinaltercationsonthefieldaresubjecttoimmediateejectionanddiscipline,includingfinesandsuspensions,"(DH)rulestartedintheAmericanLeaguein1973,,butinsteadreplacesthepitcherinthebattingorder－,whocanonlybereplacedbyaplayerwhohasnotenteredthegame,canbemovedtoafieldingposition－,theDHis"locked"intothebattingorder,,theWashingtonNationalswilltrytodefendtheirWorldSeriestitlewithouttwoveteranholdoversfromlastyearpitcherJoeRossareoptingoutforthesafetyofthemselvesandtheirfamiliesinthefaceoftheCOVID-19pandemic."Weare100percentsupportiveoftheirdecisiontonotplaythisyear,"RizzosaidonMonday."Wewillmisstheirpresenceintheclubhouseandtheircontributionsonthefield."Zimmermanwasduetoearn$740,741andRoss$555,556asproratedportionsoftheirsalaries,originally$2millionand$n."EveryoneknowshowmuchitmeanstometobepartofateamandIwillmissthatcamaraderiedearlythisyear,"Zimmerman,theNatslongest-servingplayer,saidinastatement.",butgiventheunusualnatureoftheseason,thisisthebestdecisionformeandmyfamily."Zimmermanhasbeenwritingadia,heexpressedconcernsaboutplayingthissummer.。