Max Scherzer and many other big league pitchers seem to like the new pitch clock that Major League Baseball is now using.
Kansas City Royals Nick Wittgren throws before a pitch clock runs down during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game against the Texas Rangers Friday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Surprise, Ariz. – There’s a lot that Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara likes about Major League Baseball’s new rules, such as the limitation on infield shifts.
The pitch clock will take some getting used to, Alcantara said, though he's not too worried about the adjustment because he's used to working pretty quickly. But working with the new pitch timer in spring training has taken more energy out of him than he expected. But with less time between innings and pitches, players have expressed worries about rushing, as some are getting winded from running back and forth after certain plays.
“Going behind home plate, backing up third, sprinting to first, all that is real. How about covering first base in St. Louis in July when it’s 110 degrees and it’s the sixth inning and you’re 85 pitches in?” Miami reliever Matt Barnes wondered if the shorter time between innings will tempt pitchers to throw fewer warmup pitches.
“We’re trying to train for it,” Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “Everything that we’re doing off the mound we are doing with a clock. So, bullpens, lives , obviously the games, we’re going to make sure that these guys get used to pitching at the pace in which they’re going to have to pitch.”“When I ran in last year from the bullpen — that’s pretty far — and I’d throw all my pitches, I’d be out of breath without the pitch clock.
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