The Albert G. Spalding Collection of Early Baseball Photographs: From The New York Library Digital Gallery: 594 photographs, prints, drawings, caricatures, and printed illustrations from the personal collection of materials related to baseball and other sports gathered by the early baseball player and sporting-goods tycoon A. G. Spalding. This collection includes 19th-century studio portraits of players and teams of the day, rare images, photographs, and original drawings.

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Minor Leagues to Experiment With Rules Change: The experimental rule is designed to encourage an improved pace of play and requires a batter to keep one foot in the batter's box throughout an at-bat.

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Interview with the Umpire Information System Operator: So that's how it's done.

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