Amid injuries to pitchers around the league, the Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Tony Clark issued a statement regarding the union's concern over the effects of the league's rule changes on pitchers.
The statement noted the pitch clock rule change, implemented in 2023.
"Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns regarding health and safety, the commissioner's office reduced the length of the pitch clock last December, just one season removed from imposing the most significant rule change in decades," Clark said in the statement Saturday.
"Since then, our concerns about the health impacts of reduced recovery time have only intensified.