The MLB Competition Committee has approved a handful of new rules for the 2024 season, it was announced today. The rule changes are:
— With a runner on base, a pitcher must deliver a pitch within 18 seconds, rather than 20 seconds, as was the close last year.
— If a new pitcher steps onto the warning track between innings with less than 2 minutes remaining on the inning break clock, the clock will reset to 2 minutes, rather than 2 minutes 15 seconds, as was the case last year.
— Mound visits are being reduced from 5 per game to 4 per game.