WBC extra innings rules and format: Will a ghost runner be used?
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The World Baseball Classic championship game between the United States and Venezuela feels like a playoff contest, with both teams tied going into the ninth inning.
But what happens if there's extra innings, with that tie holding through nine? The answer is: It's not like the MLB playoffs.
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It turns out the "ghost runner" rule is in play, which keeps the game from going too many innings (remember, it's spring training still). Per MLB: "For any inning beginning with the 10th inning, the Federation Team at bat shall begin the inning with a runner on second base. The batter who leads off an inning shall continue to be the batter who would lead off the inning in the absence of this extra-innings rule. The runner on second base shall be the player (or a substitute for such player) in the batting order immediately preceding the batter who leads off the inning."
There you have it.
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