Major League Baseball's New Leader Wants To Make Baseball Exciting Again

New commissioner Rob Manfred has big ideas for how to make games quicker and more action-packed.

Meet Rob Manfred, baseball's tenth commissioner. Manfred takes the helm from Bud Selig, who retired after 22 years in charge of the game.

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• Make the pace of games quicker and make games shorter.

• Bolster youth involvement in baseball to grow a new generation of fans and increase diversity in the sport.

• Guide it back toward being a game focused on offense, which Manfred believes will be more exciting to casual fans.

Yesterday, on ESPN, Manfred shared some of his thoughts on how to make America's favorite pastime more appealing to younger audiences:

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