Leody Taveras Takes 15-Second Pitch Clock Strikeout in Orioles' 5-4 Loss
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Leody Taveras Takes 15-Second Pitch Clock Strikeout in Orioles' 5-4 Loss
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 10
Summary
A 2-2 count turned into a strikeout when Leody Taveras, leading off Baltimore’s ninth inning, thought ball four had been called and failed to reset before the pitch clock expired.
With the bases empty, MLB’s clock gives hitters 15 seconds and requires them to be set by the 8-second mark; Taveras was adjusting his elbow guard after starting toward first base.
Baltimore still erased a 4-2 deficit with two runs in the ninth, but Seattle won 5-4 in 10 innings and handed the Orioles their fourth straight loss.
Taveras finished with one hit and two RBI, yet the clock violation became the defining moment of a game he had once entered against his former team.