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Three significant rule changes are on the horizon for the 2023 MLB season.

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport's 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.

Major League Baseball passed a sweeping set of rules changes it hopes will fundamentally overhaul the game, voting Friday to implement a pitch clock and ban defensive shifts in 2023 to hasten the games pace and increase action.

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport's 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.

Major League Baseball is introducing some of its most radical rules next season, adopting a pitch clock and limiting defensive shifts after concluding modern analytics created a slower, less entertaining sport.

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport's 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.

Until last winter, MLB needed one year advance notice to make on-field rules changes without approval of the players' association.

The changes had long been pushed by baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in an effort to combat the increase in dead time and suffocation of offense in the age of analytics.

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport's 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.

The decision on the clock and shift limits by the sport's 11-man competition committee was made Friday over the unanimous opposition of players on the panel.