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Between Innings

Faster, Smarter, Quieter

What Baseball Gained—and Lost—on the Way to Getting It Right

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Baseball Buddha
May 28, 2025
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We got rid of dead time, added tech, and made smarter decisions. But somewhere in the progress, baseball forgot how to breathe. (I know, I know, this is a big theme for me… and I will be hammering this home all season.)

They said they were saving baseball. And in a lot of ways, they were right.

The pitch clock trimmed the fat. Batters stepped in, pitchers…

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