MLB, which introduced the pitch clock in 2023, gives pitchers 15 seconds to begin their delivery with nobody on, and 18 seconds with runners aboard. The KBO sought to put the clock in play this year ...
It had not been this low since 1984's 2:35. MLB shortened the pitch clock with runners on base by two seconds to 18 ahead of the 2024 season while keeping it at 15 seconds without runners on base.
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analysts Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman discuss sparring between the MLBPA and Major League Baseball over the shorter pitch clock and if it makes pitchers more injury-prone.