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A major shift is coming to Major League Baseball, starting on opening day this Thursday. New rules are now in effect.

If you thought that the pitch that hit A-Rod was bad, you haven't seen this. A pitch got away from New York Mets' pitcher Jonathan Niese during Wednesday's game. The result was a 90-mile-per-hour fastball connecting with Atlanta Braves outfielder Jason Heyward.

As far as baseball beanings go, it was as deliberate as it gets. Red Sox pitcher Ryan Dempster threw four straight pitches trying to bean the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, finally succeeding on the fourth, and the only person umpire Brian O'Nora threw out was New York manager Joe Girardi who came out to argue. Hmmm, think baseball's trying to send a message?

Cal-State Fullerton's Austin Kingsolver almost had his last name changed to Eunuchsolver. In the top of the seventh inning, Arizona State pitcher Josh McAlister let a pitch get away from him and it hit Kingsolver in a VERY sensitive area!