E13 - Skip Schumaker Ejected During Pitching Change Chaos & Why Laz Diaz Didn't Start Pitch Clock

Описание: HP Umpire Laz Diaz ejected Marlins manager Skip Schumaker for arguing a pitch clock violation no-call when San Francisco sent the wrong pitcher, lefty Tyler Rogers, onto the field when manager Bob Melvin wanted righty Camilo Doval instead. Let's talk about pitch timer & substitution rules. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2024/...

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Although Official Baseball Rule 5.10(j) pertains to substitutions and states a substitute pitcher is not considered into the game until said pitcher takes their place on the pitcher's plate (rubber), it's the pitch clock rules that really riled up Schumaker and his ball club.

According to the timer rules for pitching changes and inning breaks, the clock starts when the umpire signals to the bullpen that there is a pitching change...but then resets back to two minutes (if it's under two minutes) when the substitute pitcher steps onto the warning track.

In this case, due to the confusion, the correct Giants pitcher Doval didn't step onto the warning track for quite some time after the initial call to the bullpen, so the clock operator in Miami simply held the timer at two minutes, knowing it would be reset to 2:00 as soon as Doval stepped on the track.

Schumaker wanted a pitch clock violation and automatic ball called against San Francisco for this delay, but the rules do not allow for a violation in this situation, provided that Doval is ready to play according to the prescribed time limits...that start not when the umpire signals the bullpen that a new pitcher is on the way, but upon said new pitcher stepping onto the warning track—all that "wasted" time was simply reset to 2:00 pursuant to the warning track reset rule.