While a guest on “ The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz ” in 2015, Manfred completely dismissed the idea of any batter coming up in a given situation during a baseball game, a notion that has been popularized in recent weeks and which Mafnred said has created some “buzz.”

As Stark floated, the ideal outcome for the Golden At-Bat is more matchups like the famed showdown between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. The downside, of course, is that scarcity is part of what makes moments like those memorable.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has implemented some drastic tweaks since taking ... his most dramatic change yet could be on the horizon. The "Golden At-Bat" rule hasn't been finalized just yet, but the idea of it is already garnering plenty of discussion.