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  "textContent": "<p>Quintin Berry says he’s thinking about bringing a glove with him when he takes his place in the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/cubs\" >Cubs</a>’ third-base coaching box.</p><p>With Major League Baseball informing teams that base coaches can no longer stray beyond the boundaries of the box — which for years has functioned as just a general notion of where a coach should park — Berry believes he needs the protection.</p><p>Under the new rules, can he pack a leather piece? Berry said he plans to look into it. But now that he can no longer stand beyond the outer boundary of the box — which is just 90 feet from home plate — he and other base coaches fear their jobs have just become expo-nentially more dangerous.</p><p>There’s little wiggle room when a 110 mph foul ball is hurtling your way. It would seem only a matter of time that the increase in exit velocities, with all of baseball’s emphasis on launch angles, bat speed and barreling the ball, could result in injuries. There were a few close calls in spring training.</p><p>Berry, who played 13 seasons in the big leagues, including eight games with the Cubs in 2015, during which he had one plate appearance and was used primarily as a pinch runner, is in his second season as third-base coach. He came with manager Craig Counsell from Milwaukee, where he had been first-base coach for four seasons.</p><p>“It’s funny,’’ Berry said earlier this week, before the Cubs left for Cleveland and a three-game weekend set against the Guardians, “I’ve talked with a couple of third-base coaches about bringing a glove out there, have a glove on just in case, because it’s like you’re never out of harm’s way.</p><p>“There’s no rule against it, supposedly. It’s a matter of who’s going to do it first.’’</p><p>MLB announced in February it would be enforcing the boundaries in response to complaints that coaches were occupying positions that would allow them a more advantageous view of a pitcher’s grip. If a coach knew what a pitcher was about to throw, he could relay that information to the hitter. Sign-stealing and similar tactics have long been legally part of the game, as long as electronic technology is not employed.</p><p>According to The Athletic, before Game 7 of the World Series between the Blue Jays and Dodgers last fall, both teams were warned that coaches had to stay in the boxes.</p><p>The matter was discussed among big-league managers during the winter meetings. MLB’s joint competition committee then took up the topic, and the change was announced after the owners’ meetings.</p><p>“It’s probably a good thing just to regulate that,’’ Yankees manager Bret Boone told The Athletic at the time. “. . . I knew something was coming. Overall, I think it’s probably a good thing, just for the competitiveness of the game.’’</p><p>Umpires have been instructed to first give coaches who are violating the rules a warning. A second warning can result in ejection.</p><p>Berry would prefer to focus on staying in one piece. He already wears a batting helmet. He understands the concerns about sign-stealing but isn’t sure the tradeoff is worth it.</p><p>MLB has said coaches can retreat backward toward foul territory — the box is not bracketed in the back. But then a coach can’t do his job, Berry said.</p><p>“You see our foul territory — we have [the boxes] exactly,’’ he said. “You’re kind of anchored right in there, near the hitters’ box.</p><p>“It’s scary, man. 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