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The pitch clock — and the adjustments required of pitchers and batters because of it — has dominated much of the narrative through the first week of baseball’s regular season.

Less discourse has surrounded the new rules that ban dramatic shifting.

Infielders must now have their feet touching the dirt, and the days of saturating one side of the infield with defenders are over. Second base serves as a new dividing line: two infielders to the left and two to the right of the bag.

What’s the verdict? Francisco Lindor spoke to Sports+ this week to share his thoughts on the changes.

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