Does MLB have a rule about the maximum/minimum distance from home to any outfield fence?
Should Chien-Ming Wang be demoted to the bullpen (for Yankee fans)? As noted, Rule 1.04 defines the minimum fences, although (as also noted), pretty much every new park (20 since 1989, with five more on the way) gets a waiver for some part of the fence if necessary. Moving the fences out might sound good, but there are two effects which offset the likely reduction in homers: 1. good outfielders might be easier to find (topic for another time), but they’re used to patrolling the standard amount of outfield range and not have to gallop into the next county. So there’d be plenty more doubles and triples, and they’d get tired eventually. 2. Lower scoring results in lower ticket sales, and I think we can all see where Seligula & Co. wouldn’t much like that. I need help with hitting!?In 1958 a new rule said the foul poles must be 325 feet from the plate, and center field 400. It’s still on the books, but not particularly enforced. Several new ballparks have shorter pole distances, and as far
