MLB may make unilateral rule changes for 2018

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2017, file photo, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference following a meeting with team owners in Palm Beach, Fla. Manfred says he can't offer a prediction on how likely it is that baseball will be altering the strike zone this season. Manfred discussed that and other potential rule changes Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at the Detroit Tigers' spring training complex, which was hosting a Grapefruit League media day. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

PHOENIX (AP) Major League Baseball intends to give the players’ association the required one-year advance notice that would allow management to unilaterally change the strike zone, install pitch clocks and limit trips to the pitcher’s mound starting in 2018. More

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