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MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023

Former Boston Red Sox baseball executive Theo Epstein speaks during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Former Boston Red Sox baseball executive Theo Epstein speaks during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Former Boston Red Sox baseball executive Theo Epstein, left, speaks during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Former Boston Red Sox baseball executive Theo Epstein, back center left, Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Morgan Sword, back center, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, back center right, speak during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a press conference at MLB Headquarters on Friday, Sep. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, right, speaks during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) A pitch timer summary is displayed during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Morgan Sword, left, speaks during a news conference at Major League Baseball's headquarters on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon) FILE - A pitch clock is deployed to restrict pitcher preparation times during a minor league baseball game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and Greensboro Grasshoppers, July 13, 2022, in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Major League Baseball is set to announce a pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense. The sport’s 11-man competition committee is set to adopt the rules changes Friday, Sept. 9. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits, bigger bases for 2023