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MLB - The Athletic:
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 …
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Major League Baseball passes significant rules changes including pitch clock, banning defensive shifts  —  Major League Baseball passed a sweeping set of rules changes it hopes will fundamentally overhaul the game, voting Friday to implement a pitch clock and ban defensive shifts in 2023 to hasten the game's pace and increase action.
Anthony Castrovince / MLB.com:
Pitch timer, shift restrictions among announced rule changes for '23  —  A pitch timer, limits on defensive shifts and bigger bases are coming to Major League Baseball in 2023.  —  Following recent experiments in the Minor Leagues, the recently formed Joint Competition Committee voted Friday …
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
MLB adopts pitch clock, defensive shift limits and bigger bases for the 2023 season  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound sport.
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Major League Baseball competition committee to vote on rule changes Friday with eye on quickening pace of play, sources say  —  The Major League Baseball competition committee is set to vote Friday on rule changes that would begin in 2023 and include a first-ever pitch clock …
Associated Press:
MLB adopts pitch clock, shift limits among rule changes for 2023  —  The pitch clock and limits on defensive shifts are aimed at shortening games and increasing offense, but the four players on the 11-man competition committee unanimously opposed those changes
Jon Heyman / New York Post:
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.
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LaMond Pope / Chicago Tribune:
Yoán Moncada hits 2 of the Chicago White Sox's 5 home runs in a 14-2 rout: 'He's been aggressive, he's swinging it'  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Elvis Andrus hit the second pitch of Thursday's game against the Oakland Athletics over the left-field wall for a leadoff homer.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Losing most of NL East lead isn't a sign of the ‘same old Mets,’ the Braves are just winning at historic pace  —  The National League East standings may try to tell you something different, but the Mets are not collapsing.  —  Granted, there is still enough time in the regular season …
Discussion: Mercury News
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
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 …
Dan Shaughnessy / The Boston Globe:
Bill Belichick once said he wouldn't coach into his 70s.  How does he feel now that he's 70?  —  Red Auerbach was 48 when he coached his final game with the Celtics.  —  Bill Belichick is 70, readying for his 48th season in the NFL, his 28th as a head coach.
Antwan Staley / New York Daily News:
Duane Brown misses second straight practice, status for Sunday's opener in question  —  When Duane Brown signed with the Jets last month, chemistry was thought to be the team's biggest offensive line question.  —  Now it appears Gang Green has an even more significant problem on its hands.
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Antwan Staley / New York Daily News:
Zach Wilson likely won't be available until at least Week 4 vs. Steelers, Robert Saleh reveals
David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
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)
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Gabe Lacques / USA Today:
As Blue Jays chase playoff berth, burly ace Alek Manoah stays in attack mode: ‘He goes out and gives it’  —  In a wonderful coincidence, Alek Manoah recently found himself on a rare road trip to Pittsburgh with a timely night off that allowed him to revel in the star he's become, and dream of bigger stages still.
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Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Benches clear in Baltimore as Orioles get back at Blue Jays
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ESPN:
Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays get heated as benches clear in 7th inning
 
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