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Major League Baseball’s competition committee reportedly approved a series of rule changes for 2023 in a vote Friday, including a pitch clock and limits on defensive positioning. The new rules ...
The 2023 Major League Baseball season (MLB) began on March 30. [ 1 ] The 93rd All-Star Game was played on July 11, hosted by the Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, with the National League winning, 3–2. [ 2 ] The regular season ended on October 1, and the postseason began on October 3, and ended with Game 5 of the World ...
New rules: MLB implemented a pitch clock in 2023, which shaved an average of 24 minutes off games, as games averaged under 2 hours, 40 minutes — the shortest game length in almost 40 years.
Pitch clock. A pitch clock (also known as a pitch timer) [1] is used in various baseball leagues to limit the amount of time a pitcher uses before he throws the ball to the hitter and/or limit the amount of time the hitter uses before he is prepared to hit. Various baseball leagues and tournaments around the world have started using a pitch ...
In 2023, with the new rules introduced by the league in an attempt to revitalize the running game, Ohtani found more success on the bases, swiping 20 bags at a more respectable 77% clip.
In the 2020 season, and later extended into 2021 and 2022 before being made permanent in 2023, a new rule was added, adding a runner on second to begin each extra inning. The longest game played under these rules was a 16-inning game on August 25, 2021 between the Dodgers and Padres in San Diego where the Dodgers won 5-3 after both teams ...
The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book governs all aspects of the game of Major League Baseball beyond what happens on the field of play. There are a number of sources for these rules, but they all ultimately are sanctioned by the Office of the Commissioner of Baseball. Examples of these rules are the Rule 5 draft (so-named for the ...
The Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame catcher retired in 1983, but he still follows the game and has a lot to say about the new baseball rules.