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BY LILY GORON, STAFF WRITER

New Pitch Clock in the MLB

A new pitch clock has been implemented in the MLB at the beginning of the 2023 season. Although the MLB has tried to avoid this change in the past years, the league decided to allow it as an attempt to speed up games, according to CBS Ssports.

The clock is started once the pitcher catches the ball from the catcher and ends once he starts his delivery of it toward home plate. This clock gives the pitcher a total of 15 seconds to start his pitch, and with eight seconds left, the batter must be inside the batter’s box. If the pitcher violates the rule, an automatic