MLB has decided to stick with its pitch clock system, for the most part, with Opening Day a week away. Which is to be expected, given how well it has worked in spring training.
But there is always room for improvement. The league is fine-tuning some things and those adjustments were outlined in a recent memo, according to ESPN. Among the points of emphasis:
New standards will be enforced for bat boys and bat girls, whose ability to quickly retrieve equipment will help efforts to speed up the game, according to the memo.