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Manager Andy Tracy, catcher Bo Naylor and other members of the Columbus Clippers react to the 2023 rules and format changes.

24, the first-half champion of the International League will face the second-half champion in a three-game series. “Obviously I knew it was there, but when you’re in the heat of the moment and you’re competing, you don’t even think about it. Pitcher Daniel Norris said the pitch clock was something he is still getting used to since he spent the entire 2022 season with Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers. “Maybe some adjustments here and there, but for the most part, you’re going out there and competing with the guy in front of you. The season will be split into two halves, with the first ending June 25 and the second beginning June 28. “I got banged on a couple pitch clock violations,” Norris said. “It was kind of funny,” Fry said. On Fridays through Sundays, pitchers, hitters and catchers will have the ability to challenge an umpire's ball or strike call, with each team getting a total of three challenges over the course of the game. By the time we get a couple of weeks into it, you don’t even recognize it anymore.” You just adjust to it and get used to it. It's official start in Triple-A baseball comes a week sooner, on April 24: the day before the Clippers start a road series in Indianapolis. “It’s like the speed limit,” Tracy said.