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The Ever-Changing Rulebook

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I think the new rules are probably the biggest topic of the spring other than the inevitable injuries to players that shake up the plans for the entire season, and most of this has to do with the pitch clock. Of course there is also the World Baseball Classic, but as one game famously took like three hours to play four innings, the stark difference between the WBC play and what we’ve experienced so far with spring training games with rigid rules enforcement in place is clear:

Spring training 2022 vs. 2023

Time of game
2022: 3:01
2023: 2:36

Runs/game
2022: 10.