MLB's big new rule changes are coming in 2023: 'We owe to our fans,' Rob Manfred says

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Initiatives to speed up the game haven't had much success, with the average game time topping out at 3 hours and 11 minutes last year.

“The game organically went from a 2 ½-hour game to being a 3:10 game. All we’re trying to do is put it back," Manfred said. "Organically, the home run, the strikeout the walk, the three true outcomes, became much more dominant. The changes we’re talking about are reversing that trend. It’s not like we’re talking about a radical alteration of the game for no reason."

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Some of the biggest questions remaining are about how exactly shifting will be regulated. Will four players have to be on the infield dirt? Will two players have to be on each side of second base? 

They're still working on that.

 

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2022/04/07/mlbs-big-new-rule-changes-2023-pitch-clock-bigger-bases-shifts/9484262002/

Looks like they are finally trying to do something to speed up the pace of games. I think MLB has long needed to address this. The pitch clock is noticeable at Norfolk with 2:30 countdowns between innings and a pitch clock. Seems like it quickens the pace noticeably, but I haven't checked the length of the two games played yet.