Padres’ Manny Machado makes baseball history with first pitch clock violation

The Padres’ Manny Machado, shown during a game at Wrigley Field last season, became the first player to be called for a pitch clock violation. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP)

Tick, tock, Manny Machado. Better watch that pitch clock.

Baseball’s new timing device made its big league debut on Friday during a limited schedule of spring training openers and wouldn’t you know it, it was Machado, the San Diego Padres’ All-Star slugger, not a pitcher, who was called for the first violation.