White Sox TV producer Chris Withers anxiously awaits first broadcast with pitch timer

Chris Withers said White Sox announcers Jason Benetti and Steve Stone realized in the first spring-training game that their stories need to be more concise because of the pitch timer. (Ron Vesely/White Sox)

Chris Withers has a lot on his mind. As the producer for White Sox games on NBC Sports Chicago, he’s in charge of the broadcast. And with Major League Baseball implementing monumental rule changes, he’s working to ensure that his show is ready.

“I’ve lost sleep thinking about so many different scenarios that are going to happen in a game,” he said this week. “And I’m sure that I’ve still not thought of every single one, and there’s probably going to be 10 of them that happen Friday night.”