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New MLB pitch clock appears to work, shaves 20 minutes from early games
The pitch clock is seen behind Kolten Wong #16 and Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners in a spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium on February 24, 2023 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona’s Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike.Both the hitter and pitcher were penalized at the start of Davis’ at-bat to lead off the top of the third inning of Monday’s spring training game, the latest odd twist in baseball’s speed-up rules.