San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado became the first batter to commit a pitch-clock violation in spring training during his at-bat against Seattle Mariners left-hander Robbie Ray on Friday.
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The pitch-clock rules are now in effect, with Machado violating a rule that requires batters to be ready to face pitching within eight seconds of entering the batter's box.
Machado was not ready to hit at the eight-second mark as he wound up his pre-pitch routine in the box before facing Ray.