“Our goal in amending the slide rule was to enhance player safety, reduce incidents of injury and to do it in a way that respects and preserves the bona fide hustle plays that are integral to our game,” MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said in a statement. “I am optimistic that this new rule will accomplish those goals.”
Additions to the pace of game program consist of timed 30-second mound visits by managers and pitching coaches, and break timers that will mirror the time allotted to broadcasters between innings — 2:05 for local broadcasts and 2:25 for national broadcasts, each of which was reduced by 20 seconds from the 2015 season.
Read the full details of the additions and changes, and more statements from Clark below.
