As we all know, a pitch clock is coming to MLB games this year, and the likely result, faster pace of play, is probably going to cut 25 minutes or more off the time of a nine-inning game.
Most people around the sport think this is a good thing.
Monday, we learned that the extra-inning placed runner (often termed the “Manfred Man”), which began during the 2020 pandemic season, is going to be made permanent for regular-season games beginning this year.
There are strong opinions on both sides of that change and the point of this article isn’t to belabor that.