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Hot Dogs, Apple Pie, American Flag, Motherhood and Baseball. The great American pastime is slipping from popularity. The leisurely pace and increase in strikeouts has allowed soccer, basketball and football to take an ever-growing share of the sports market.

Filled with tradition but scarred by scandal, those who love the game are groaning about significant changes meant to speed it up and increase attendance. So what’s coming in 2023? According to Esquire Magazine, there are three rules changes to look forward to or resent.

Number 1: “Pitchers will have 15 seconds to throw the ball t...