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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
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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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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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Ira Winderman / Sun-Sentinel:
Have Heat made a comparative case for winning from within? — Just over two weeks from the start of training camp, the reality is that there likely will be nothing shiny and new for the Miami Heat. Instead, 13 players return from the roster that closed within one game of the NBA Finals.
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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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