Notable baseball names react to MLB's 'golden at-bat' rule: 'Is this an April Fool's joke?'

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Major League Baseball is floating around a new rule, and it's been met with widespread criticism.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said there is "a little buzz" about a "golden at-bat," where each team would allow whoever they want to come to the plate one time in the game.

Rule changes often receive negative reactions in baseball, so this should come as no surprise – but this change could be the biggest the sport has ever seen.

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Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. during the MLB Draft at Lumen Field on July 9, 2023, in Seattle, Washington. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

And, unsurprisingly, two of baseball's best players ever are not on board.

"This can't be real," seven-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens posted on X.

Added Chipper Jones: "How bout a ‘Rusty At Bat' for the defense? Gotta be fair to both sides people!"

New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose also wants no part.

Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. speaks during the Grapefruit League Spring Training Media Day at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Feb. 15, 2024, in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

"Whaaaaat? Is this an April Fool's joke in December? Come on," he posted.

New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay took a different approach. While saying he is not on board, he did give the commissioner credit for his creative thinking, saying that something needs to happen to fix the "broken" game.

"There has got to be something to stop the erosion of this great game. You’ve got to make an appeal to more people. Younger people. Those are the people we do not have," Kay said on his radio show on