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John Libka

1 entry · 2023

A minor-league pitch clock at Werner Park (Omaha), April 2015. A related image only; not the 2023 spring training game and not Cal Conley.
Rules & Quirks2023

A Game Ends on the Clock

On the first full day of the pitch clock, Cal Conley was not set in the box at the eight-second mark with the bases loaded in the ninth. Umpire John Libka called an automatic strike three, and a spring game ended in a tie.

Atlanta Braves · Boston Red Sox