NEW YORK The head of the baseball players' association thinks a shorter pitch clock has contributed to a series of pitcher injuries.
“Despite unanimous player opposition and significant concerns reg.
New York Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole faulted Major League Baseball and the players association for bickering over the pitch clock last weekend, comparing their behavior to divorced parents.
NEW YORK New York Yankees starting pitcher and reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole, who is currently sidelined with an elbow injury until late May, spoke out against Major League Baseball’s statement that the pitch clock is not a contributing factor to the rise of pitcher injuries across the sport.
“When I read the response from MLB I didn’t think it was very thorough,” Cole told reporters in front of his locker Monday afternoon. “To be able to say you implement something in one year and it has no effect is shortsighted. We are.
Shane Bieber held it together Monday for as long as he could. The Cleveland Guardians ace has spent the past few days trying to process his new reality Tommy John surgery and not pitching again this season. It s been harder than he imagined.