Notable rule changes for the 2023 MLB season: Pitch clock, larger bases, and shift bans.

Today is the 2023 MLB Opening Day, and this season will have several rules changes designed with the idea of having shorter games and making them more enjoyable for fans. Major League Baseball is instituting its most significant set of rules changes this season since the adoption of the designated hitter. The three notable changes implemented are a pitch clock, restrictions on the infield defensive shifts and bigger bases.