Baseball's new rules designed to improve pace of play are coming fast at everyone, particularly the players. The most dramatic moment of the new pitch clock era arrived on the first full day of spring games.
San Diego's All-Star slugger, Manny Machado was called for the first violation of Baseball’s new pitch clock. The pitch clock made its competitive debut during a limited schedule of spring training openers.
Cal Conley of the Atlanta Braves thought he had just won the game with a two-out, full-count, bases-loaded walk-off walk on Saturday. He took a few steps toward first base, bat still in hand, when umpire John Libka jumped out from behind the plate and indicated strike three.
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