MLB set to ban home-plate collisions, needs MLBPA approval

Baseball to ban home-plate collisions

+CBSSports Major League Baseball announced Wednesday that it had approved a ban on home-plate collisions in which the runner plows over the catcher in an attempt to jar the ball loose.
The deal won't be official for the 2014 season until the MLB Players Association approves it, but that is the final hurdle and MLB can compel a move if not approved by the MLBPA in time for the 2015 season.

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As expected, Major League Baseball is moving toward banning baserunners plowing over the catcher at home plate. The final step is the Players Association needs to approve it.

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