Good morning and welcome to Kid News.

We're on our summer break, but that doesn't mean we can't keep those news neurons firing

with a few of our favorite critical thinking questions.

Every day we'll bring you a kid news classic from the past year or so, followed by a

newdler challenge to see if you can make the story your own.

It's time to play ball.

Last September, Major League Baseball voted to speed up baseball games by adding a pitch

clock to cut down the time between pitches and between batters.

So far the new feature has helped shave an average of 26 minutes off the length of a game.

Also approved new larger bases.

The size is moving from 15 square inches to 18 to accommodate the bigger feed of today's

players.

And going forward, field players will shift less.

According to CBS Sports, allowing fewer defensive shifts means more balls will find open

spots leading to a higher batting average and more action.

What are some new rules you would make for a game you play that would improve it in terms

of fun, fairness, safety, excitement, or something else?

Write out the new rules and include an explanation for why each rule change would make the game

better.

Tune in Monday for a new story and question taken from our podcast and from our free monthly

worksheet known as the newdler.

Each exercise is designed to take our kid news kids beyond the headlines to get them

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