Two of baseball's least popular rule changes are unlikely to become permanent. While speaking with reporters Tuesday, MLB commi sioner Rob Manfred said seven-inning doubleheader games and the automatic runner at second base in extra innings are "much le s likely to be part of our permanent landscape," ."(These were a Joseph Charlton Jersey ) COVID-related change. I don't think seven-inning doubleheaders are going to be a part of our future going forward," . The rule changes were put in place to reduce time spent at the ballpark during the pandemic, and with vaccine rollout well underway and every ballpark returning to 100 percent capacity, they are no longer required.I am a weirdo who enjoys the extra-innings tiebreaker rule, though I know I am in the minority, and I'm not surprised it's going away. The fan outcry is too Jake Delhomme Jersey great to ignore. Seven-inning doubleheader games were fine during the pandemic. There's no reason to have them otherwise, especially with teams again playing split doubleheaders and charging two admi sions.Also, Manfred called the universal DH a "non-radical change" and it is widely expected to become permanent next season, when the next collective bargaining agreement takes effect. For all intents and purposes, baseball in 2022 could look an awful lot like Brian Burns Jersey baseball prior to 2020, albeit with the DH in the National League. Manfred also discu sed the ballpark situation Tuesday and acknowledged the "proce s is at the end," . The A's years-long efforts to get a Matt Corral Jersey new stadium in the Bay Area have stalled, and ownership has recently begun looking for alternative cities, ."Las Vegas is a viable alternative for a major-league club and there are other viable alternatives I have not turned the A's loose to explore," and . "... This is not a bluff. This is the decision point for Oakland whether they want to have Major League Baseball moving forward."Teams often threaten relocation in an effort to coax local governments into forking over money for new stadiums in their home cities. The A's are locked into what is now called RingCentral Coliseum through 2024, so if the team is going to relocate and build a new stadium, time is running short. Planning and construction can take north of two years. On the labor front, the current collective bargaining Bravvion Roy Jersey agreement expires Dec. 1. MLB and the MLBPA appear to be closer to a work stoppage now than at any point since the 1994-95 strike, .