Cubs’ Marcus Stroman was called for the first regular season pitch-clock violation in MLB history

Get ready to see a lot of pitch-clock violations in the weeks to come.

Opening Day 2023 is well underway as baseball is officially back! Things will look a bit different this year in Major League Baseball, as the league introduced a pitch clock. This will help speed along games by forcing pitchers to throw to hitters quicker and while batters have to step into the box faster.

And now, we officially have our first called pitch-clock violation in the regular season after Chicago Cubs pitcher Marcus Stroman failed to beat the clock while pitching to Christian Yelich. Stroman was assessed a ball for the violation.

Marcus Stroman has been called for the first regular season pitch-clock violation in MLB history pic.twitter.com/hqQ1MUmfy4

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) March 30, 2023

Neat piece of MLB history right there!