Jon Deeble is calling on the Australian Baseball League (ABL) to scrap controversial age rules for development players, if the organisation wants to build homegrown talent.
"I think one of the major flaws we've got in the ABL is that you've got to be 23 and under to be a development player... I keep saying 'why is it that we've got this rule in place?'" Australian legend Deeble told AAP.
As it stands, ABL teams may nominate up to five players on their development list and they must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident. However, only those aged 23 and under are eligible.
