CHICAGO -- Cubs starter Marcus Stroman was called for a pitch clock violation during the third inning of Chicago's opener on Thursday against Milwaukee, making him the first player to be penalized under the new rule during a regular season game.
Stroman took his place for this oddity in baseball's history book when he took too long to deliver a 1-2 pitch to the Brewers' Christian Yelich. Stroman was checking on the Brewers' Brice Turang, who was on second base, and the clock expired just before Stroman delivered a pitch from the stretch.