Dodgers 3B Justin Turner wants HR derby to end MLB games instead of extra innings
A home run derby to end a tied baseball game sounds like something out of an exhibition.Â
For Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner, the format presents a solution to an issue all teams must deal with throughout the season: extra innings.Â
“This is my opportunity to push for a home run derby in extra innings. Instead of playing 17 innings, you get one extra inning, you play the 10th inning, and no one scores, then you go to a home run derby,” Turner told Spectrum SportsNet on Wednesday. “You take each team’s three best hitters and you give them all five outs and see who hits the most homers.”
Turner also pointed out the benefit of the idea for fans, who won’t have to endure a game dragging on or be confronted with a decision to leave or wait out a result.Â
