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MLB pitch clock proving to be a mental and physical game-changer

LOS ANGELES — It was the third inning Saturday and Clayton Kershaw needed a moment to collect himself. The Dodgers were already leading the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. But Gabriel Moreno led the inning off for Arizona with a double before taking third base on a flyball to center field. It was a potential game-changing spot. Kershaw knew what he wanted. “I was like, ‘All right, we need a ...
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias prepares to pitch in front of the pitch clock during the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on March 30, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — It was the third inning Saturday and Clayton Kershaw needed a moment to collect himself.

The Dodgers were already leading the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. But Gabriel Moreno led the inning off for Arizona with a double before taking third base on a flyball to center field. It was a potential game-changing spot. Kershaw knew what he wanted.

“I was like, ‘All right, we need a strikeout here,’ ” Kershaw recalled from the home dugout at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.

Various unintended consequences of the pitch clock have surfaced over

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