it is unclear if that restriction remains under the new rule. in regular-season games, extra innings used the world baseball softball confederation softball tiebreaker rule. each half-inning of an extra inning automatically started with a runner on second base. the runner was the player in the batting order position immediately before the lead-off batter for the inning (or a pinch-runner, subject to the usual substitution rules). should this runner score, it was considered an unearned run. this rule does not apply to postseason games. there was a 10-day injured list for both pitchers and position players. the 60-day il was reduced to 45 days. a separate il exists for players who test positive for, have symptoms of, or have confirmed exposure to covid-19. there is no maximum or minimum number of days for this il. there are no limitations on eligible pitchers. the "two-way player" provisions announced in february do not apply for this season. once the game has started, the postseason rule adopted in 2009 will be in effect in case of inclement weather until it has reached official game status. the game will be declared a suspended game, continuing from the point of interruption instead of completely restarting. the postseason was expanded to include eight teams from each league. the first round is a best-of-three series with the better seed hosting all three games. the final three rounds of postseason will be played at neutral sites. globe life field and minute maid park were chosen to host the national league playoffs; each stadium hosted one division series and globe life field hosted the national league championship series. spectators will be permitted at globe life field starting with the national league championship series. petco park and dodger stadium were chosen to host the american league playoffs; each stadium hosted one division series and petco park hosted the american league championship series. the world series will be held at globe life field. clubs were required to have an expanded dugout in order to practice social distancing. celebrations (such as those after a walk-off hit) must be socially distanced. pitchers were allowed to use wet rags. in the postseason, alcohol is banned from playoff celebrations. celebrations must be done on the field, at least six feet apart, and not in the clubhouse. champagne is also prohibited. no physical lineup cards were exchanged. instead, lineups were exchanged through the mlb app. the following temporary rule was announced on july 30, to be effective on august 1. doubleheaders consisted of two seven-inning games, as is the case in minor leagues. one doubleheader, which was played on july 28 before the rule change, featured two nine-inning games. if a suspended game resumes with the trailing team having played less than five innings, the game played after the completion of the suspended game will be seven innings. however, if a game is halted after the fifth inning for a reason that enables it to be a suspended game (like a field issue or equipment failure or if the game was tied when stopped), the game played afterwards retains its nine-inning length. in all cases, a suspended game retains the length (seven or nine innings) that it was scheduled for at the time it started. players opting out key * opted out after playing during the 2020 season ** player subsequently opted back in players who opted out of the 2020 season player position team lorenzo cain* outfieldermilwaukee welington castillo catcherwashington yoenis céspedes* outfieldernew york (nl) tim collins relief pitchercolorado ian desmond outfieldercolorado isan díaz** second basemanmiami félix hernández starting pitcheratlanta jordan hicks relief pitcherst. louis michael kopech starting pitcherchicago (al) mike leake starting pitcherarizona francisco liriano relief pitcherfree agent nick markakis** outfielderatlanta shelby miller starting pitchermilwaukee collin mchugh starting pitcherboston héctor noesí relief pitcherpittsburgh buster posey catchersan francisco david price starting pitcherlos angeles (nl) joe ross starting pitcherwashington tyson ross starting pitcherfree agent andrelton simmons* shortstoplos angeles (al) kohl stewart starting pitcherbaltimore marcus stroman starting pitchernew york (nl) mark zagunis outfielderchicago (nl) ryan zimmerman first basemanwashington managerial changes offseason team former gm reason for leaving new gm notes boston red sox dave dombrowski fired brian o'halloran dombrowski, whose title was president of baseball operations, was unexpectedly fired on september 9, 2019, less than one year after the red sox won the world series.on october 25, 2019, the red sox hired the 36-year-old chaim bloom as chief baseball officer, succeeding dombrowski as head of their baseball operations, with brian o'halloran named general manager and reporting to bloom. pittsburgh pirates neal huntington ben cherington huntington was fired on october 28, 2019. huntington had been the longest-tenured general manager in the national league, as he was hired in september 2007. the pirates made the playoffs three times during huntington's tenure after the 2013, 2014 and 2015 seasons. ben cherington was hired as the new general manager of the pirates on november 18, 2019. houston astros jeff luhnow james click on january 13, luhnow was suspended for the 2020 season after the houston astros were involved an investigation over the use of technology to steal signs during their 2017 championship season. he was then fired by the astros organization. james click was named the new gm on february 3. he has spent the past 14 years in the tampa bay rays front office. offseason team former manager interim manager reason for leaving new manager notes san diego padres andy green rod barajas fired jayce tingler on september 21, 2019, green was fired after four seasons with a record of 274–366 (.428) with no playoff appearances. bench coach rod barajas was named the interim manager of the padres for the rest of the season. tingler was named the new manager on october 28, 2019. tingler had spent the previous five years in the texas rangers organization as a coach and a front office executive. san francisco giants bruce bochy n/a retired gabe kapler on february 18, 2019, bochy announced he would retire following the conclusion of the 2019 season after 13 seasons. he led the giants to three world series championships in four playoff appearances. bochy finished his giants career with a 1052–1054 (.500) record. on november 12, 2019, gabe kapler, who managed the philadelphia phillies for the past two seasons, was announced as the new manager. kansas city royals ned yost mike matheny on september 23, 2019, yost announced that he would retire at the end of the 2019 season. he led the royals to consecutive world series appearances in 2014 and 2015, winning the championship in 2015. he had been the manager since may 2010. yost finished his career in kansas city with a 746–839 (.471) record. on october 31, 2019, mike matheny, who spent last season as the special advisor to royals general manager dayton moore, was named the new manager of the kansas city royals. matheny managed the st. louis cardinals from 2012 through mid-july 2018. he had a career record of 591–474 (.555). he led the cardinals to the postseason in his first four seasons as manager and won the national league pennant in 2013. chicago cubs joe maddon contract not renewed david ross on september 29, 2019, the cubs announced that they would not offer maddon a contract extension following this season. he led the cubs to four playoff appearances in five years, including the 2016 world series championship, the cubs' first since 1908. maddon finished his tenure with the cubs with a record of 471–339 (.581). ross, who was a member of the 2016 world series winning team under maddon, was named as his replacement on october 24, 2019. ross spent the last three seasons as the special assistant to baseball operations for the team as well as a baseball analyst for espn. pittsburgh pirates clint hurdle fired derek shelton on september 29, 2019, the pirates announced that they dismissed hurdle after nine seasons with a record of 735–720 (.505) with three playoff appearances. on november 27, 2019, shelton, who spent the previous two seasons as the bench coach for the minnesota twins, was named the manager of the pittsburgh pirates. he also spent time as a hitting coach for the cleveland indians from 2005 to 2009 and a hitting coach for the tampa bay rays from 2010 to 2016 while also serving as a quality control coach for the toronto blue jays in 2017. los angeles angels brad ausmus joe maddon on september 30, 2019, ausmus was fired after one season with a record of 72–90 (.444). ausmus served as a special assistant to the angels general manager billy eppler in the 2018 season. maddon was hired by the angels on october 16, 2019. maddon had spent 31 years in the angels organization (12 years as a coach) before managing the tampa bay rays for nine years and the chicago cubs for five years. new york mets mickey callaway carlos beltrán on october 3, 2019, callaway was fired after two seasons with a record of 163–161 (.503) with no playoff appearances. on november 1, 2019, carlos beltrán, who played for the team from 2005 to the middle of the 2011 season, was named the new manager of the team. beltrán was a special adviser to the new york yankees general manager brian cashman last season. carlos beltrán mutual decision luis rojas on january 16, beltran and the mets agreed to part ways before managing a game for the mets, in light of his reported involvement in the astros using cameras to steal signs. the mets hired rojas on january 22. he has spent the last 13 years in the mets organization. philadelphia phillies gabe kapler fired joe girardi on october 10, 2019, kapler was fired after two seasons with a record of 161–163 (.497) with no playoff appearances. girardi, who served as a baseball analyst for the mlb network the last two seasons, was hired as new manager on october 24, 2019. girardi previously managed the florida marlins for the 2006 season and the new york yankees from 2008 to 2017. houston astros a. j. hinch dusty baker on january 13, hinch was suspended by mlb for the 2020 season as part of an investigation against the astros using hidden cameras to steal signs during their 2017 championship season; he was fired by the astros shortly after the suspension was announced. hinch had a regular season record of 481–329 (.594) with a total of four postseason appearances compiling a record of 28–22 (.560), two world series appearances, and a world series championship in 2017, throughout his tenure as astros manager. on january 29, the astros hired dusty baker to replace hinch. he managed the san francisco giants from 1993 to 2002, the chicago cubs from 2003 to 2006, the cincinnati reds from 2008 to 2013, and the washington nationals during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. his overall managerial record is 1863–1636 (.532) in the regular season, and 23–32 (.418) in the playoffs, losing the 2002 world series. boston red sox alex cora ron roenicke mutual decision ron roenicke on january 14, the red sox and cora officially agreed to part ways with each other after two seasons. cora had been under investigation by mlb over the houston astros' use of hidden cameras to steal signs during that team's 2017 championship season (while cora was the bench coach) as well as under investigation of allegations that the red sox engaged in impermissible electronic sign stealing in 2018 (while cora was the manager). in his two seasons as red sox manager, he compiled a record of 192–132 (.593), winning the 2018 world series. roenicke was promoted from bench coach to interim manager on february 11. a longtime coach, his only managerial experience was with the milwaukee brewers from 2011 to 2015, compiling a record of 342–331 (.508), with one playoff appearance and a 5–6 (.455) record in the postseason. on april 22, the "interim" tag was removed from roenicke's title, following mlb's findings about the 2018 red sox, which focused on the team's video replay operator. in-season team former manager interim manager reason for leaving new manager notes detroit tigers ron gardenhire lloyd mcclendon retired a. j. hinch on september 19, gardenhire announced his immediate retirement due to health concerns. lloyd mcclendon was named interim manager for the rest of the season.