MLB is introducing a series of changes for the 2023 season and the future.
One of them is the implementation of a pitch clock.
Already tested at the Triple-A level, the league is determined to reduce playing time and accelerate the pace of play.
To do that, it is making pitchers start their motion on time or they risk having a ball added to the count.
There will be a 15-second timer between pitches with the bases empty and a 20-second timer with runners on base.
There will be a 30-second timer between batters, too.
MLB camps officially open this week, but every team already has a sizable group of players training.
Pitchers and catchers are starting to get themselves ready for the upcoming season.
In the process, they are using the pitch clock in their bullpen sessions as a way to start getting used to it.
This is the case of the Boston Red Sox.
Red Sox started Corey Kluber with righty Tanner Houck throwing with the pitch clock in the background.
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Two potential members of the rotation, Corey Kluber and Tanner Houck, are throwing with the pitch clock in the background.
That one seems to be broken or not functioning correctly, but it appears the organization wants their hurlers to start growing fond of the clock.
It has arrived, and it won’t go away.
It can be a somewhat disruptive measure to accelerate pace of play, and pitchers will need some time to adjust.
Pitching requires focus, determination, and the certainty that you are executing your mechanics the right way.
Now, pitchers could feel pressure from the clock.
We hope that’s not the case and they can get used to it.
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