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A pitch clock displayed at Werner Park in 2015. A pitch clock (also known as a pitch timer) [1] is used in various baseball leagues to limit the amount of time a pitcher uses before he throws the ball to the hitter and/or limit the amount of time the hitter uses before he is prepared to hit.
When the catcher presses buttons to indicate the type of pitch and the desired location, all receivers speak the instructions in the selected language. All communications are encrypted and teams may opt to replace pitch names such as "fastball" with code words. [1] During its first season of use in MLB, some players had problems using PitchCom.
These included using a 12-second pitch clock, reducing timeouts and warm-up pitches, and making intentional walks automatic by signalling the umpire, rather than throwing four intentional balls. [6] The Arizona Fall League began using a pitch clock in 2014 and the Double-A and Triple-A levels of Minor League Baseball followed suit in 2015. [7]
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Pitchers can no longer dawdle on the mound. They get 15 seconds (20 if there is a runner on base) to deliver the next pitch.