MLB Announces Rule Changes for Pitch Clock, Mound Visits, More for 2024 Season - eviltoast

While Major League Baseball will not see rule changes that are as drastic in 2024 as they were in 2023 when it introduced the pitch clock, there will reportedly be some differences during the upcoming campaign.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today shared some of them, including the reduction of the pitch clock from 20 seconds to 18 when runners are on base. What’s more, teams will be given four mound visits per game instead of five

What’s more, pitchers can step off the mound twice without penalty to reset the pitch clock.

MLB also decided to widen the runner’s lane so batters can more directly approach first base and still not worry as much about interference