Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Spring training has given players, coaches and fans a look at new rules that will be implemented in MLB for the 2023 season, and they’ve certainly been met with mixed reactions.
But The Athletic learned that MLB’s competition committee discussed Monday tweaks that could be made to them prior to Opening Day.
First, it should be noted that "large wholesale" changes won’t be coming, said MLB spokesperson Glen Caplin. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Umpire Angel Hernandez looks on as the Toronto Blue Jays play the Minnesota Twins in the sixth inning during their MLB game at the Rogers Centre on June 3, 2022, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) "If it’s a small tweak that needs to be made, that can be done.
I don’t think you’re going to see a large wholesale change of any kind," Caplin said, via The Athletic. The MLB Players Association reportedly brought some suggestion to MLB regarding the rules, that include a pitch clock that pitchers and batters must abide by.