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MLB announces changes to speed up the pace of games
Source: Los Angeles Times
MLB announces changes to speed up the pace of games
By BILL SHAIKIN AND MIKE DIGIOVANNA contact the reporters
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 11:25 AM
No longer will baseball fans be subject to a batter stepping out of the box, adjusting his batting gloves, taking a practice swing, spitting a couple times — and then repeating the entire routine between each pitch.
Major League Baseball announced rules Friday designed to quicken the pace of its games, most notably a requirement that batters keep one foot in the batter's box.
MLB also said clocks posted in each ballpark would count down to the resumption of play after each TV commercial break, with pitchers required to end warm-up throws with 30 seconds remaining and batters required to enter the box with no fewer than five seconds remaining.
Managers Mike Scioscia of the Angels and Don Mattingly of the Dodgers lauded the intent of the changes. Scioscia said the games — specifically the time it takes a pitcher to enter from the bullpen and the span between pitches — needed to be “tightened up.”
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By BILL SHAIKIN AND MIKE DIGIOVANNA contact the reporters
FEBRUARY 20, 2015 11:25 AM
No longer will baseball fans be subject to a batter stepping out of the box, adjusting his batting gloves, taking a practice swing, spitting a couple times — and then repeating the entire routine between each pitch.
Major League Baseball announced rules Friday designed to quicken the pace of its games, most notably a requirement that batters keep one foot in the batter's box.
MLB also said clocks posted in each ballpark would count down to the resumption of play after each TV commercial break, with pitchers required to end warm-up throws with 30 seconds remaining and batters required to enter the box with no fewer than five seconds remaining.
Managers Mike Scioscia of the Angels and Don Mattingly of the Dodgers lauded the intent of the changes. Scioscia said the games — specifically the time it takes a pitcher to enter from the bullpen and the span between pitches — needed to be “tightened up.”
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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-mlb-pace-changes-20150220-story.html
