My understanding is that there has been no official announcement regards either.
MLB did send out a memo several weeks ago saying clubs should assume no DH but the issue is far from resolved and there supposedly are ongoing talks between MLB and the union about it.
As far as the extra inning rule, while a lot of the speculation is that indeed it will return in 2021 again nothing has officially been released on the matter.
(See item #4 in the article below which was released today and confirms my understanding)
This is a bit of a red herring. There is a fundamental difference in using a pitch to set a hitter up and āwastingā it because youāre afraid of giving up a hit on an 0-2 count. Iāve never heard any pitcher or coach advocate for the latter. You donāt approach an at bat thinking you have to get a hitter out on the next pitch no matter what. I agree that a hitter is most vulnerable down 0-2, so you shouldnāt waste that advantage, but that doesnāt mean you have to groove one either. You pitch with a purpose, not out of desperation.
Yeah, but you know the difference. We all see guys who are good, sometimes real good, get up 0-2 and they continually blow their advantage. The competent hitters just know the āwaste pitchā is coming and wait. It often happens again on 1-2 and now the hitter is feeling good about the AB.
Not Quite: Wainwright, King Felix, Chapman, Kimbrel, Price
Building Their Resumes (30-And-Under): Arenado, Betts, Bregman, G. Cole, Judge, Harper, Lindor, Machado (yeah, he intentionally or otherwise omits Altuve here)
Altuve just needs to pick back up. There is the belief out there that without cheating Altuve is a .220 hitter. If he picks it back up and get 1,000 hits in the next six or seven seasons, heās probably in. Itās up to him.