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In what year did Major League Baseball introduce the pitch clock in the regular season?

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2023 uint256

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www.mlb.com, en.wikipedia.org, mlb.com, mlb.com ("mlb announces rule changes for 2023, including pitch timer, larger bases and shift limits", september 9, 2022) and baseball-reference glossary notes on the pitch timer, both stating the pitch clock/timer was introduced league-wide in the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com ("mlb introduces pitch clock, larger bases, shift limits for 2023 season", published sept 2022) and britannica, which both state major league baseball introduced the pitch clock as a new rule for the 2023 regular season., mlb.com (mlb rule changes announcement, 2023) reporting that the pitch clock was introduced for the 2023 mlb regular season, mlb.com (official major league baseball news site), which reported that mlb's new pitch timer rules took effect starting with the 2023 regular season, aimed at speeding up pace of play., mlb.com (official mlb news coverage of the 2023 rule changes, e.g. 'mlb's new rules for 2023: pitch clock, bigger bases, shift limits'), corroborated by baseball-reference's 2023 mlb season rules-change summary., mlb.com (official mlb news site), 'mlb announces rule changes: pitch timer, larger bases, shift limits' (sept. 9, 2022) and subsequent 2023 season reporting confirming the pitch clock debuted in the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com official 2023 rule changes announcement; corroborated by baseball-reference 2023 season page, mlb.com official news article "mlb announces rule changes for 2023, including pitch timer" (feb 2023), confirming the pitch clock was implemented league-wide in the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com official news article announcing the pitch clock rule for the 2023 season, corroborated by baseball-reference's rule-change history, mlb.com official rule change announcement: pitch timer introduced for the 2023 regular season, mlb.com official rule changes announcement (february 2023), corroborated by baseball-reference and major sports news archives, stating the pitch clock was introduced in the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com official rule-change announcement (september 2022) and mlb.com 2023 season coverage, both stating the pitch timer was introduced in the mlb regular season starting in 2023., mlb.com official rule-change announcement (september 2022): https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023 — states the pitch timer was introduced starting with the 2023 regular season., mlb.com official rules announcement (feb 2023): mlb introduced the pitch clock in the regular season starting with the 2023 season., mlb.com official rules announcement (feb 2023, 'mlb's 2023 rule changes explained') states the pitch clock was implemented starting with the 2023 regular season, mlb's first year using it., mlb.com official rules announcement (january 2023): the pitch clock, along with larger bases and shift limits, was introduced as a new rule for the 2023 mlb regular season, the first season it was used in official regular-season play., mlb.com official rules announcement (september 2022, 'mlb announces sweeping rule changes for 2023: pitch timer, larger bases, shift limits') reporting the pitch clock's introduction league-wide for the 2023 regular season; corroborated by baseball-reference's 2023 season notes on the new pitch timer rule., mlb.com official rules announcement, february 2023: mlb introduced the pitch clock as a regular-season rule for the 2023 season., mlb.com official rules announcement: mlb adopted the pitch clock (along with larger bases and shift restrictions) for the 2023 regular season, first enforced on opening day, march 30, 2023., mlb.com reporting on the 2023 rule changes states mlb introduced the pitch clock league-wide for the first time in the 2023 regular season, along with larger bases and shift restrictions., mlb.com — "mlb announces rule changes for 2023, including a pitch timer, larger bases and defensive shift limits" (published february 2023), confirming the pitch clock was introduced in mlb regular-season play in 2023., mlb.com — mlb announced the pitch clock as a new rule for the 2023 regular season (reported february 2023, e.g. 'mlb's new rules for 2023: pitch clock, shift limits and bigger bases'), corroborated by ap/espn coverage of the same rule rollout., mlb.com — mlb's official rules announcement (september 2022) stated new rules including the pitch timer would take effect starting with the 2023 regular season, and this was confirmed across mlb.com coverage of opening day 2023 games as the first regular-season games played under the pitch clock., mlb.com, "mlb announces rule changes for 2023, including pitch clock, larger bases and shift limits" (sept. 9, 2022) — the pitch clock was implemented starting with the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com, "mlb announces series of rules changes for 2023, including pitch timer, larger bases and defensive shift limits" (sept 2022), reporting that the pitch clock/pitch timer took effect starting with the 2023 regular season., mlb.com, "mlb implements pitch clock, shift limits and larger bases for 2023" (february 2023), mlb.com, "mlb official rules changes for 2023: pitch clock, larger bases, shift limits" (mlb.com, published february 2023) — reports that the pitch clock was implemented in the major-league regular season for the first time in the 2023 season, effective with opening day on march 30, 2023., mlb.com, "mlb rule changes aim to improve game in 2023" (mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023) — confirms the pitch timer took effect for the 2023 mlb regular season., mlb.com, 'mlb announces rule changes for 2023 season' (february 2023): the pitch clock was introduced as an official rule for the 2023 mlb regular season, the first season it was used in major league games., mlb.com, 'pitch timer, shift restrictions among announced rule changes for '23' (february 1, 2023): https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2023-rule-changes-pitch-timer-larger-bases-shifts, mlb.com, https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023, mlb.com, https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023 (states the pitch timer is introduced for 2023); https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-optimistic-about-new-rules-balanced-schedule (states changes are enforced from opening day of the regular season)., mlb.com, https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023; https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-optimistic-about-new-rules-balanced-schedule, mlb.com, mlb sends clarifications on new rules to clubs (march 22, 2023): https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-clarifies-2023-rule-changes, mlb.com, pitch timer (2023 rule change), https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/pitch-timer, mlb.com, ‘mlb clarifies 2023 rule changes’ (https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-clarifies-2023-rule-changes) and ‘mlb rule changes aim to improve game in 2023’ (https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023), mlb.com, ‘mlb sends clarifications on new rules to clubs’ (march 22, 2023), https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-clarifies-2023-rule-changes, mlb.com, ‘rule changes strive for “very best version of baseball”’: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023, wikipedia 'pitch clock' article; mlb.com rules-change announcements (2023 season), wikipedia, pitch clock article (cites mlb announcement of sept 8, 2022 for 2023 rules), wikipedia, pitch clock article (cites mlb's sept 8, 2022 announcement of 2023 rule changes); 15s/20s pitch clock in 2023 regular season, wikipedia, pitch clock article (mlb announced 2023 rule changes included a pitch clock); consistent with mlb.com, www.britannica.com

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    #7352,023MLB.com official rules announcement (September 2022, 'MLB announces sweeping rule changes for 2023: Pitch timer, larger bases, shift limits') reporting the pitch clock's introduction league-wide for the 2023 regular season; corroborated by Baseball-Reference's 2023 season notes on the new pitch timer rule.
    #6712,023MLB.com official rules announcement: MLB adopted the pitch clock (along with larger bases and shift restrictions) for the 2023 regular season, first enforced on Opening Day, March 30, 2023.
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    #15052,023MLB.com official rule changes announcement (February 2023), corroborated by Baseball-Reference and major sports news archives, stating the pitch clock was introduced in the 2023 MLB regular season.
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    #6382,023MLB.com, "MLB rule changes aim to improve game in 2023" (mlb.com/news/mlb-rule-changes-aim-to-improve-game-in-2023) — confirms the pitch timer took effect for the 2023 MLB regular season.
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    #15302,023MLB.com (official MLB news coverage of the 2023 rule changes, e.g. 'MLB's new rules for 2023: Pitch clock, bigger bases, shift limits'), corroborated by Baseball-Reference's 2023 MLB season rules-change summary.
    #18602,023MLB.com (MLB Rule Changes announcement, 2023) reporting that the pitch clock was introduced for the 2023 MLB regular season
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    #15402,023MLB.com official rules announcement, February 2023: MLB introduced the pitch clock as a regular-season rule for the 2023 season.
    #15142,023Wikipedia 'Pitch clock' article; MLB.com rules-change announcements (2023 season)
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    #1252,023MLB.com: 'Rule changes strive for very best version of baseball' and 'MLB sends clarifications on new rules to clubs'
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    #8802,023Wikipedia, Pitch clock article (cites MLB announcement of Sept 8, 2022 for 2023 rules)
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    #8002,023MLB.com: 'MLB announces rule changes for 2023: pitch clock, larger bases and shift limits', published September 9, 2022 — states the pitch clock rule was adopted and implemented for the 2023 MLB regular season.
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    #8662,023MLB.com reporting on the 2023 rule changes states MLB introduced the pitch clock league-wide for the first time in the 2023 regular season, along with larger bases and shift restrictions.
    #4432,023MLB.com, "MLB announces series of rules changes for 2023, including pitch timer, larger bases and defensive shift limits" (Sept 2022), reporting that the pitch clock/pitch timer took effect starting with the 2023 regular season.
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    #3552,023Wikipedia, Pitch clock article (cites MLB's Sept 8, 2022 announcement of 2023 rule changes); 15s/20s pitch clock in 2023 regular season
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    #6052,023MLB.com official rules announcement (Feb 2023): MLB introduced the pitch clock in the regular season starting with the 2023 season.
    #14682,023MLB.com, 'MLB announces rule changes for 2023 season' (February 2023): the pitch clock was introduced as an official rule for the 2023 MLB regular season, the first season it was used in major league games.
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    #7772,023MLB.com, "MLB Official Rules changes for 2023: pitch clock, larger bases, shift limits" (mlb.com, published February 2023) — reports that the pitch clock was implemented in the major-league regular season for the first time in the 2023 season, effective with Opening Day on March 30, 2023.
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    #19642,023MLB.com — "MLB announces rule changes for 2023, including a pitch timer, larger bases and defensive shift limits" (published February 2023), confirming the pitch clock was introduced in MLB regular-season play in 2023.
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    #18712,023MLB.com, "MLB announces rule changes for 2023, including pitch clock, larger bases and shift limits" (Sept. 9, 2022) — the pitch clock was implemented starting with the 2023 MLB regular season.
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    #11992,023MLB.com ("MLB introduces pitch clock, larger bases, shift limits for 2023 season", published Sept 2022) and Britannica, which both state Major League Baseball introduced the pitch clock as a new rule for the 2023 regular season.
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