Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred believes that pace of play has been a big issue the last few years, so he has implemented changes such as eliminating the need to throw four pitches for intentional walk.
Manfred drew up some plans for even more changes in 2018, which includes a 20-second pitch clock and limiting the number of times that catchers can visit the mound, but the Players’ Union rejected those proposals.
MLB and the Players’ Union have met on the matter to try to come up with a solution, but so far nothing has come of the meetings.