Report: MLB Prepared to Eliminate Implementation of a Pitch Clock Until 2022

Major League Baseball is prepared to eliminate the implementation of a pitch clock until at least 2022, ESPN's Jeff Passan reported on Tuesday.

According to Passan, the idea was part of a wide-ranging proposal to the MLB Players Association that would include the ability to implement a three-batter-minimum rule for pitchers and roster-size changes in 2020.

On Feb. 17, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said a pitch clock will be used in spring training this year. A 20-second pitch clock was introduced across Double-A and Triple A in 2015, with an automatic ball used as a penalty for pitchers who did not start their delivery before the clock hit zero. Manfred didn't specify what penalty will be used…