LAS VEGAS (AP) -Major League Baseball will push ahead with a plan to eliminate coin flips for deciding the site of tiebreaker games for division titles and wild-card berths.
After meeting Tuesday with general managers, MLB executive vice president Jimmie Lee Solomon said he hoped a proposal could be presented to owners in time for a decision at their meetings in Phoenix from Jan. 13-15. Between now and then, Solomon will solicit feedback from clubs on the change’s potential impact on arranging travel and hotel accommodations.
Instead of deciding the sites by coin flips, criteria involving play would be used, such as head-to-head record between the tied teams and record within the division.
Solomon said that the proposed change also will be discussed with the players’ association.
In addition, GMs discussed whether to broaden the criteria for adding a seventh coach to each team in September. Currently, minor league coaches are eligible. GMs talked about whether anyone who spent significant time in uniform with the team should be made eligible.
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