Marcus Stroman of the Cubs creates history by breaking the pitch-clock rule

Marcus Stroman of the Cubs creates history by breaking the pitch-clock rule

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In 2023 who broke baseball's pitch-clock rule for the first time ever?

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Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich was at the bat with two outs in the bottom of the third inning and youngster Brice Turang was standing at second base.

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Home plate umpire Ron Kulpa stepped up and gestured to his wrist to signal the violation as the 20-second pitch clock ran out.

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and the automatic ball resulted in a 2-2 score in Yelich's favor. He then took five pitches while walking.

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This season MLB implemented a pitch clock to quicken the game's tempo. In between batters players get 30 seconds to pick up their game.

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Pitchers get 20 seconds in between pitches if a baserunner is on and 15 seconds otherwise.

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At least eight seconds must have passed for the batters to be in the box and aware of the pitcher.

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