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MLB could make some changes to new rules before Opening Day: report

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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. 

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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. It will ultimately come down to the commissioner’s office putting those tweaks into effect.

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When the new rules were voted on by the new competition committee last year, they initially faced backlash from the player representatives. They weren’t for the pitch clock or banning defensive shifts. 

However, spring training games have shown players getting used to the new rules. The pitch clock is effective, as The Athletic points to it shaving an average 25 minutes off games compared to the 2022 season. 

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