To sum it up in a nutshell, the golden at-bat allows a team to choose one at-bat in every game to send its best hitter to the plate even if it wasn’t that guy’s turn to hit. This should immediately stand out in your mind as heavily altering how the game is played.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred recently said that there's been "buzz" among the owners about implementing a "Golden At-Bat" rule. Here's what you need to know about it.

Manfred took to Puck's "The Varsity" podcast recently to share thoughts on a potential rule changes called the 'Golden At-Bat" that would drastically change how the game is playing moving forward, and would give star players the opportunity to take more rips at the plate.