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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.
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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.
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Matthew Roberson / New York Daily News:
Pitch clocks and a ban on defensive shifts coming to MLB in 2023 as part of major rule changes — Major League Baseball announced a huge set of rule changes on Friday, which will go into effect for the 2023 season. — The biggest of the group are the institution of the pitch clock and a ban on defensive shifts.
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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 …
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
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Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
A 15-second pitch clock? The end of the shift? What you need to know about MLB's 2023 rule changes
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Chris Perkins / Sun-Sentinel:
Dolphins' Mike McDaniel has tough coaching matchup vs. Patriots, but his team is favored to win Sunday's opener — 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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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Game time: Fast facts, odds, injury report and key info for Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots — 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)
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.
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David Furones / Sun-Sentinel:
Who has the edge? Dolphins vs. Patriots, to start Mike McDaniel era
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Sportico:
L.A. Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong Mulling Bid for the Angels — The billionaire businessman and Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong is exploring a bid for the Los Angeles Angels, according to two people familiar with the matter. He has been a minority owner …
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Los Angeles Times and Press Enterprise
Pete Caldera / USA Today:
Aaron Judge is carrying the 2022 Yankees. Here are 61 reasons why he must stay in New York. — NEW YORK - Back in late March, legions of Yankees fans and scores of media outlets wondered how Aaron Judge could turn down a $213.5 million contract extension. — By November, Judge will be ready to cash in on his sensational wager.
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Mike Lupica / New York Daily News:
Aaron Judge chases The Babe with some of Mickey Mantle's star power — Here is the best thing about what Aaron Judge is doing with all these home runs he's hitting, 61 years after Roger Maris hit 61 in '61: Judge is towering over baseball the way Babe Ruth once did, and not just because of how big he is.
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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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Jon Heyman / New York Post:
Tony La Russa hoping for White Sox return soon: ‘Going to be OK’
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Meghan Montemurro / Chicago Tribune:
Pat Hughes on his bond with Chicago Cubs fans, being a voice for generations and how much longer he wants to call games — When Pat Hughes joined the Chicago Cubs radio broadcast team before the 1996 season, he already had visions of how his time as the play-by-play announcer would transpire.
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