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In the 2022 MLB season, the last season before the league implemented a pitch clock, the slowest working pitcher was Giovanny Gallegos of the St. Louis Cardinals, who averaged 25.8 seconds between pitches with the bases empty, while the quickest working pitcher was Wade Miley of the Chicago Cubs, who averaged 111.4 seconds. [1]
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.
The league wanted to cut down the time between pitches with runners on base because of a rise in average game time over the course of last season.Game times averaged 2:37 in April but rose each ...
Players reportedly wanted more time between pitches in the postseason, per Passan. The pitch clock, which debuted in the majors this season, has generally been a success. Game times have dropped ...
[6] [7] [8] The clock was introduced to Major League Baseball starting in the 2023 Major League Baseball season, establishing a 15 second time limit between pitches with the bases empty, and 20 seconds with at least one baserunner, as well as an automatic ball for violations of the clock. [9]
The pitch clock was adopted in 2023, but the time between pitches with runners on base was shortened from 20 seconds to 18 this season. “Kyle has had some trouble lately with the clock," Washington manager Dave Martinez said.
It didn't take long for the Dodgers to see how the pitch clock and new MLB rules for the 2023 ... Roberts also agreed that the condensed time between pitches could be more complicated during ...
In response to the lengthening of the game, MLB decided from the 2023 season onward to institute a pitch clock rule to penalize batters and pitchers who take too much time between pitches; this had the effect of shortening 2023 regular season games by 24 minutes on average. [130] [131]