Why don't pro baseball players shake hands after their games?

Forgotten lessons from Little League: Why don't MLB players shake hands after games? The postgame handshake line is a time-tested symbol of sportsmanship. And while it's common in other pro leagues, pressing palms with the opponent is all but prohibited in the majors. read more

It's no big deal to them. But baseball has a 162 game schedule. That's a lot of hand shaking. Plus baseball players high five their own players after a win. The losers just grab their gear and disappear down to the club house. I don't know the reason but the only levels that shake hands in baseball are high school on down to little league. read more

The post game handshake. Symbolic of good sportsmanship and the understanding that it was only a game. Throughout youth sports, we teach our players that at the end of the game, we shake hands (or slap high fives) to our opponents and congratulate them on “good game.” Because it is just that; a game. It is a fundamental of sportsmanship. read more

And yet guys on the winning side have no problem shaking hands with their own teammates over and over, as MLB's self-congratulatory code dictates. Victory after victory, that never loses its meaning. Even to a playoff team that wins 90-plus games over the course of six months, plus a few more in the postseason, the intrasquad squeeze never seems to get old. read more