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Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits

FILE - Two baseballs and a glove are left in the Milwaukee Brewers dugout prior to a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians on March 29, 2022, in Goodyear, Ariz. Spring training starts Monday in Florida and Arizona for players reporting early ahead of the World Baseball Classic. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FILE - Larger bases are installed on the infield before a minor league baseball game between the Brooklyn Cyclones and Greensboro Grasshoppers, on July 13, 2022, in the Coney Island neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Opening day will feature three of the biggest changes since 1969: Two infielders will be required to be on either side of second base, base size will increase to 18-inch squares from 15 and a pitch clock will be used. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Spring training’s start brings pitch clocks, shift limits