As MLB and the MLBPA negotiate for the future of the sport, one looming issue that stands to threaten the game’s future has gone unmentioned during these prolonged, often contentious discussions: pace of play.
Sources tell Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci that the idea of a pitch clock, along with other possible adjustments meant to speed up the game, have not been part of the two sides’ negotiations thus far.
While commissioner Rob Manfred has said in the past that he's been in favor of a pitch clock, the league and MLBPA never discussed the issue during the negotiations for the most recent collective bargaining agreement five years ago. MLBPA executive director Tony Clark said he expected to address the topic at a later time, though no developments on that front have occurred. From Verducci:
