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Clark: Rules changes would be smoother with player input

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By RONALD BLUM
AP Baseball Writer

MIAMI (AP) — Union head Tony Clark claims Major League Baseball’s rules changes would have gone more smoothly during spring training if player thoughts had been incorporated. MLB implemented its first pitch clock, limited defensive shifts and pickoff attempts and installed larger bases. The average time of spring training games has dropped to 2 hours, 36 minutes, from 3:00 last year. The changes have had almost no impact on offense, with runs per game rising to 10.7 from 10.6 and batting average to .260 from .259. Stolen bases have gone up to 1.8 per game from 1.1.

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