Sachs Electric

Mar 21, 2023

Jason Tolle and Josh Spitz, rear, of Sachs Electric install pitch clocks at Busch Stadium on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Four clocks will be installed at the ballpark. Two will flank home plate and the other two will be positioned on pedestrian walkways in the outfield. Major League Baseball will begin using the clocks this season to speed up the game. Unless the new rule is tweaked before opening day, pitchers will have 15 seconds between pitches with the bases empty and 20 seconds with a runner on base. Photo by Robert Cohen, rcohen@post-dispatch.com Robert Cohen St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have spent spring training getting used to the pitch clock, and now the device is installed at Busch Stadium. Workers spent Tuesday setting up four clocks before the Cardinals begin their 2023 season on March 30. Two clocks flank home plate; two will be on pedestrian walkways in the outfield. Under the rule used during spring training, with empty bases, pitchers have 15 seconds between pitches; they have 30 seconds between batters. If a runner is on base, pitchers have 20 seconds to start their motion. The clock is one of the new rules MLB has instituted, and has resulted in shorter games.