PORT ST. LUCIE — Hitters beware.
From manager Mickey Callaway’s viewpoint, MLB’s new experimental 20-second pitch clock — which the Mets saw for the first time Saturday in their exhibition opener — might have a bigger effect on batters than on pitchers.
Under the rule, batters have to be in the box by the time five seconds remain on the pitch clock.
“I was paying attention to it,” Callaway said after the Mets beat the Braves, 4-3, at First Data Field.