It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball. All 30 teams swing into action Thursday.
When MLB was formed in 1903, the season traditionally ran from April through October. But with the expansion of postseason playoffs, the season now starts in late March and wraps up with the World Series in early November.
Only 30 seconds will be allowed between batters, and pitchers must begin their windup before the clock runs out. Pitchers will have 15 seconds to begin their windup with no runners on base and 20 seconds with runners on base. If the clock runs out, the runner gets an automatic ball. Batters must face pitchers in 8 seconds or less, or face an automatic strike.
“The pitch clock is a great asset if we want to keep younger fans,” said Daniel L. Wong, a Blue Jays fan who lives in a suburb of Toronto.
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