“We discussed the possibility of doing this with the umpires during their most recent CBA negotiation,” MLB executive vice president Morgan Sword said, “and then COVID got in the way our planning. We finally were able this year to give them the appropriate training and get everybody ready...
In the SEC's system, the catcher still has to relay signs to the pitcher the old-fashioned way with hand signals, but Mainieri said there's no reason why pitchers couldn't eventually be included in the conversation. It's more common for coaches to call pitches in college, while catchers ...
Mound visits and pitching changes produce some of the most frequent griping about the game from fans. This rule should cut into the amount of time they cost, but it carries no penalty beyond a nudge from the umpire and does not address either visits to the mound from players who are alre...
Umpire Matt Brown signals a pitch clock violation during a spring training game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick March 12, 2023, in Scottsdale, Ariz.(John E. Moore III/Getty Images) ...