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  • MLB changes the name of the 'Disabled List' at the request of disability advocates

    02/07/2019 5:26:34 PM PST · by qam1 · 40 replies
    Yahoo ^ | 2/7/2019 | Mike Oz
    We’ve seen quite a few rule changes discussed this week for Major League Baseball — from the universal DH to a three-batter minimum for relief pitchers. They might happen, they might not. Such is the process of baseball negotiating rule changes every year. One thing *is* changing this year, however — and it might surprise you. Major League Baseball confirmed to ESPN on Thursday that it’s changing the name of the “Disabled List” to the “Injury List.” The genesis of the rule? Disability advocates asked Major League Baseball to change the name because so people wouldn’t confuse “disabilities” and “injuries”...