It was only a matter of time. They used a tiebreaker in the World Baseball Classic tournament last year (except they put runners at first and second starting with the 11th inning), and I guess they want to dabble with it in the Minors now.
Living in Charleston, I go to a number of Riverdogs games each season, so maybe I'll catch one this year where the tiebreaker is used.
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