25/06/2022
What is the Mercy Rule?
In amateur and youth baseball, the mercy rule is applied when one team has a much higher score than the other. For example, one team has ten runs more than the other. In such cases, the game can be ended early even if the full number of innings has not been played. While the rule is sometimes applied in amateur and youth leagues, it is not used in professional leagues.
What is the Longest Baseball Game?
According to Major League Baseball’s official website, the longest MLB game in terms of the number of innings is a game between the Brooklyn Robins (now the Los Angeles Dodgers) and the Boston Braves (now the Atlanta Braves) in 1920. The game lasted a whopping 26 innings. Surprisingly, the game only lasted less than four hours. It ended with a 1-1 tie as the game could not be continued due to darkness.