MLB 2023 rule changes expected to be voted in Friday: Pitch clock, shift restriction, larger bases  —  Major League Baseball is about to look different.  —  The introduction of a pitch clock, a ban on the defensive shift and larger bases for the 2023 MLB season are expected to be approved …

Max Scherzer heading to IL, tests show irritation of left oblique  —  Max Scherzer is heading to the 15-day injured list, Mets manager Buck Showalter announced on Wednesday.  —  Showalter said tests on his star pitcher's left oblique showed irritation on the muscle, which led the righty t o exit …

Prospects Willy Fañas, Keiderson Pavon suing Los Angeles Angels, alleging agreements pulled back by team  —  Two teenage baseball players are suing the Los Angeles Angels in a Dominican Republic court, alleging that the organization reneged on verbal agreements to sign them …

Who has the edge?  Dolphins vs. Patriots, to start Mike McDaniel era  —  Sun Sentinel columnist Chris Perkins and reporter David Furones preview the Miami Dolphins' Week 1 matchup against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. (, /South Florida Sun Sentinel)

Tony La Russa hoping for White Sox return soon: ‘Going to be OK’  —  Tony La Russa “is going to be OK,” say friends following an extensive medical checkup, and word is he's hoping to be back managing the White Sox as early as next week after stepping away from the team with an unspecified health issue.

Diamondbacks' Daulton Varsho says his future is pointing ‘towards the outfield’  —  For years, Daulton Varsho viewed himself as a catcher.  He was passionate about the position, loved the feeling of having control over a game and enjoyed being in the middle of the action.

Benches clear in Baltimore as Orioles get back at Blue Jays  —  BALTIMORE — Normally Vlad Guerrero Jr. reserves his most savage of blows for his bat, which can assault a baseball like no other in the major leagues.  —  STORY CONTINUES BELOW  —  This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

The Red Sox are using the Whitlock Rules to avoid shutting down Garrett Whitlock.  But why?  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Garrett Whitlock is 26.  But after he pitches for the Red Sox, he walks across the clubhouse looking like he's 76.  —  It's an old man shuffle, one careful step at time.

Zach Wilson likely won't be available until at least Week 4 vs. Steelers, Robert Saleh reveals  —  The Jets are rolling with veteran Joe Flacco to start the season.  And for more than just the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.  —  Zach Wilson just wasn't ready …