Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, the pitch-clock rules that have been in effect for the 2023 regular season will remain the same for the playoffs. Passan reports that MLB’s owner-led executive council told the league’s competition committee that they would not propose any changes prior to the postseason despite players expressing hope for more time between...
Good morning, Mets fans! Evan Drellich of The Athletic reports that there’s a chance MLB changes its new rules before Opening Day. Member of the league’s competition committee and while it’s unknown what the specific changes could be, they likely won’t be major. Spring training games are taking only two hours and 36 minutes this year, but players have expressed concerns...
In his second start of spring training, Max Scherzer breezed through a nine-pitch first inning against the Nationals. He then tossed a scoreless second inning, but a disastrous third inning derailed what looked to be a promising outing for the 38-year-old. After Ildemaro Vargas singled, Scherzer attempted to quick-pitch Victor Robles on an 0-2 count, resulting in a balk. Speaking to reporters...
Pete Alonso looks primed and ready as the 2023 Mets’ spring training season officially gets under way. Alonso was 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored. One of those hits was a lead-off, solo home run in the bottom of the second inning off of Marlins’ starting pitcher, Braxton Garrett. It was a long home run, deep over the center field wall of Clover Park, clocked at 105.3 MPH off the...
One of the rule changes, and possibly the most significant that we will see in 2023, is the introduction of the pitch clock in Major League Baseball. Commissioner Rob Manfred is determined to shorten games, quicken the pace of play, and add more action to the game. The pitch clock has demonstrated its ability to achieve the first of those objectives. Minor league game times have been reduced...
The MLB season is only 50 days away, and with that will come some brand new rules the league is rolling out for the 2023 season. As a refresher, here are the three big changes we will be seeing this upcoming season. Pitch Timer To help increase pace of play, MLB will implement a 30-second timer between batters and a shorter time limit between pitches. Pitchers must now begin their motion 15...
Greg Lovett-USA TODAY NETWORK There will be some major changes in Major League Baseball in 2023, and the game will look a little bit different to the product we’re used to seeing now. Per Evan Drellich and Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, the introduction of a pitch clock, a ban on the defensive shift and larger bases will likely be approved in a vote at noon ET on Friday. The...
The current CBA negotiations have led to the discussion of many different rule changes, one of which is instituting a pitch clock. A pitch clock is defined as “a device that counts the time it takes for a pitcher to make a pitch to the batter, to ensure that it is done within a set period of time.” The reason for this is to try to speed up the game, which MLB has been trying to do...
