Wandy Peralta apparently is a huge fan of the pitch clock, so much so that he used it to his advantage for a tremendously fast strikeout on Thursday.
, pitchers have 15 seconds to throw a pitch , otherwise a ball will be called.Wandy Peralta made his 2023 spring training debut on Thursday, and looked like he has been going against a pitch clock forever.
Wandy Peralta of the New York Yankees during spring training at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Feb. 20, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. The lefty had the chance to use up all 15 seconds for each pitch – yet he only needed about five per pitch.infielder Tucupita Marcano in the bottom of the second, Peralta threw three strikes in about 20 seconds to end the inning.by an average of 26 minutes. Through Tuesday's games, the average game this spring has taken two hours and 39 minutes – 22 minutes shorter than last year's 3:01.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred speaks during a news conference, March 1, 2022, at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.Of course, the pitch clock hasn't come without some controversy – a game on Friday ended in a tie with the bases loaded and two outs because a batter wasn't set in the batter's box on time – batters have eight seconds to be set.
became the first victim of the pitch clock rules last week. He was not set in time and immediately fell into an 0-1 hole.Machado said afterwardManny Machado of the San Diego Padres bats against the Los Angeles Angels during spring training game on March 23, 2022, in Peoria, Arizona.Last season, Major League games lasted three hours and three minutes on average, and the average length hasn't been under three hours since 2015 .
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