Among the rule changes in MLB for the 2023 season is a key switch that will open up more room for batters to get hits: A ban on the defensive shift that’s been utilized a ton in recent years.
It used to be that you could move defenders around anywhere you wanted to on the field, and teams would load up the right side against a lefty who mainly pulled the ball. Even a line drive that would have been a hit found its way into a glove for an out.
