# Professional Baseball Pitch Clock Eased in Regular Season... Informal Warning Instead of Game Suspension The operating method of the pitch clock, which was piloted in demonstration games of the professional baseball KBO League, will change slightly in the regular league. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) held an executive committee meeting on the 13th to listen to the opinions of each club and decided that if a pitch clock violation occurs in the 2024 regular season, the umpire will issue a brief warning only with a hand signal. In the exhibition game, the game was stopped and a warning was given, but it was pointed out that this measure alone could intimidate the players and put them under pressure. **[파워볼](https://www.powerballsite.com)** The KBO recently delivered related information to 10 clubs, and one field leader explained the related information ahead of the exhibition game on the 19th and said, "It will be difficult for the pitch clock to be officially introduced within this season." Regarding this, a KBO official explained, "We have listened to opinions from the field that players and coaches need a sufficient adaptation process," and added, "It has not yet been decided whether to officially introduce the pitch clock in the second half of the year." The KBO League decided to introduce various systems, such as the [Automatic Pitching System](https://disqus.com/channel/discusssports/discussion/channel-discusssports/moon_dong_ju_disappointing_fastball_show/) (ABS) and pitch clock, to reduce game time this season and increase fairness in the league. However, in response to some voices from the field that the pitch clock could increase the risk of injury to players and interfere with game operations, it was decided to run it on a trial basis in exhibition games and the first half of the game before deciding whether to operate it officially in the second half. During this season's exhibition games, the KBO League suspended the game and issued warnings instead of issuing ball or strike decisions when players violated the pitch clock. The introduction of the pitch clock in the second half of the year is expected to be realistically difficult. This is because opinions differed by club and no agreement was reached. A [pitch clock](https://www.behance.net/gallery/197335159/LG-Twins-Dreaming-of-a-Dynasty) is a rule that places a time limit on the pitching or hitting preparation process to reduce game time. A pitcher must throw the ball within 23 seconds when there are runners on base and within 18 seconds when there are no runners on base. The batter must be ready to hit at the 8 second mark. When the pitch clock is officially operated, the pitcher who violates the pitch clock will be judged a ball, and the batter will be judged a strike.