How Fernando Tatis Jr. and MLB’s youngest stars are changing the ‘unwritten rules’ of baseball

ESPN’s Joon Lee talks to current and retired MLB players about how the youngest generation of stars is inspiring a fresh look at baseball’s contentious “unwritten rules.” Guests include: Jason Heyward, Taylor Trammell, Carlos Gomez, Lucas Giolito, Jose Bautista, Amir Garrett, Eduardo Perez and Harrison Bader.
#MLB

0:00 Fernando Tatis Jr. is the face of MLB’s youth movement
0:33 What are the “unwritten rules?”
2:24 When Tatis broke the “rules” in 2020
3:12 Carlos Gomez deals with controversy
4:42 MLB’s alienating on-field culture
5:40 What Black MLB players experience
7:19 The evolving view of bat flips and celebrations
8:24 Jose Bautista’s iconic 2015 bat flip
10:22 MLB’s embrace of fashion and fun

✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ http://espnplus.com/youtube
✔️ Get the ESPN App: http://www.espn.com/espn/apps/espn
✔️Subscribe to ESPN on YouTube: http://es.pn/SUBSCRIBEtoYOUTUBE
✔️ Subscribe to NBA on ESPN on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoNBAonESPN
✔️ Watch ESPN on YouTube TV: http://es.pn/YouTubeTV

ESPN on Social Media:
► Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/espn
► Like on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/espn
► Follow on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/espn

Visit ESPN on YouTube to get up-to-the-minute sports news coverage, scores, highlights and commentary for NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, College Football, NCAA Basketball, soccer and more.

More on ESPN.com: https://www.espn.com