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Braves-Red Sox game ends on a clock violation as new MLB rules take center stage

On the second day of spring training games featuring Major League Baseball's new rules, we've already had a controversy.

Saturday's contest between the Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves ended in a tie after the game's final strike was given automatically – due to Atlanta's Cal Conley failing to get in the batter's box in time.

“The umpire said I was looking down. I was looking down at the catcher as he was standing up," Conley told reporters after the game. "Not really sure if the pitcher was ready to go, catcher definitely wasn’t.