Major League Baseball's new era began over the weekend, as spring training games kicked off and teams got their first taste of the new rules debuting this season — most notably, the pitch clock.
As a reminder, pitchers have 15 seconds to begin their throwing motion with the bases empty, and 20 seconds with runners on base. Violations earn an automatic ball.
It's not just pitchers who have to watch the clock: Batters are charged with an automatic strike if they're not ready to hit within eight seconds of the clock starting, and it's that aspect of the rule that got the most attention over the weekend.were tied, 6-6, with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth on Saturday as Braves second baseman Cal Conley faced a full count.
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