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How MLB’s New Rules Could Change Baseball In 2023

Big baseball rule changes are coming this season, starting with Friday’s spring training openers. Among MLB’s many on-field adjustments: a pitch clock that limits pitchers to 15 seconds (or 20 with men on base) between when they get the ball from the catcher and the start of their delivery; the end of the infield shift […]

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1 In 5 Pitchers Are Frequently Violating MLB’s Future Pitch Clock

The pressure of postseason baseball is one its biggest selling points — that feeling of tension that builds up to every season-defining pitch. But that buildup can also make the games take forever. According to Retrosheet’s data, the average playoff contest in 2021 took 3 hours and 40 minutes, up nearly 15 percent from a […]

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