TAMPA, Fla. -- Masahiro Tanaka, among the most unhurried starters in the major leagues, does not support a 20-second pitch clock.
"As players, we have to go by the rules so we do that," the New York Yankees right-hander said through a translator Tuesday. "With that said, for me personally, I'm not in favor of that."
Tanaka was ranked 76th out of 78 pitchers throwing 150 or more innings last year at 26.1 seconds between pitches, according to Fangraphs. He was ahead of only Houston's Justin Verlander (26.3) and Boston's David Price (26.