Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora mocked the new bases set to be used by MLB in 2023.
"The bases, they're the bases," Cora told reporters Tuesday. "Wait til you see them—they look like a pizza box to be honest with you."
The bases were increased from 15 inches to 18 inches for the upcoming season as part of a series of rule changes:
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MLB cited player safety as the reasoning for the bigger bases, "giving fielders and runners more room to operate without colliding.