2023 RULE CHANGES AT A GLANCE In September 2022, Major League Baseball announced three rule changes that were approved by the League’s Competition Committee. The rules were adopted after extensive testing at the Minor League level over a several-year period and with feedback from MLB player and...
A complete guide to the 2023 rule changes coming to MLB, including a pitch timer, restrictions on infield shifts, bigger bases, and more.
Major League Baseball is introducing a slate of new rules for the 2023 season. Here is a breakdown: PITCH CLOCK
Some new rule changes will be hitting Major League Baseball in 2023. After recent experiments in the minor leagues, there will be three new rules in the upcoming MLB season that are aimed to improve the pace of games, intensity and safety at the highest level of the sport. “The rule cha...
The impact of slow games on fan engagement in Major League Baseball (MLB) cannot be overstated, especially as the league looks to attract more hitters and younger fans. As games drag on due to lengthy commercial breaks, frequent pitching changes, and extended replay reviews, fans may become di...
As an attempt to speed up the game, MLB has made one of the biggest rule changes in the history of baseball in 2023 — pitchers now have to abide by a pitch clock. Pitchers have 15 seconds to throw the ball when the bases are empty and 20 seconds when there is at least one player...
Major League Baseball is shaking up the way the game is played this season. We break down how the changes will impact the sport.
MLB Rule Changes Pitch Timer Baseball is a sport that prides itself on tradition & clings to unwritten rules like gospel. A large part of the romanticism of baseball is that it’s the only sport played without a clock. “Part of what makes baseball great is not having any clocks on the...
BASEBALL RULE CHANGES A Timeline of Major League Baseball Rule Changes |Baseball Almanac The rules have evolved from the original Knickerbocker Rules in 1845, to the first set of National League rules in 1877. Since those years, some major changes and rule additions have taken place andBaseball ...
September baseball for years has been a joke—a long, boring, sloppy joke. Last year pitching changeswent up 20% in Septemberas compared to August. Like the three-batter minimum rule, this one works against lower-revenue teams. Oakland, for instance, made the most pitching changes in Septemb...