A falsehood about the 2023 season continues to be repeated.
With baseball's pandemic restrictions thankfully in the rearview mirror and a work stoppage solved due to a new collective bargaining agreement in the bag, there has been lots of talk about this year featuring a normal spring training.
Not so fast.
On top of the annual adjustments every club will be making to new coaches and new players, two significant curveballs are coming after pitchers and catchers report.
One is the series of rule changes that will go live when spring training exhibition games begin in Arizona and Florida.