IN THE NEWS: John Pickett wins $1,285.72 in a lawsuit against Baltimore, his most recent team. Baltimore had claimed that they did not owe him this sum —Picket's entire 1892 salary—because he "was slow in his movement, and had a sore arm which incapacitated him from being of service to the club."
IN THE NEWS: In arguably the most significant rule change in ML history, the NL eliminates the pitching box and adds a pitcher's rubber five feet behind the previous back line of the box, establishing the modern pitching distance of 60 feet six inches. In addition, bats flattened on one side to facilitate bunting are banned.
IN THE NEWS: Louisville is forced to transfer its only three Sunday games because the suburb of Parkland, in which the Colonels' new ballpark is located, does not permit Sunday play.
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