This is not the intent of the pitch clock. In fact, it's a shining example for umpires of how not to implement it. During the first inning of Monday's game between the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City ...

— Marquee Sports Network (@WatchMarquee) July 22, 2025 Cubs manager Craig Counsell did not seem happy with this decision, and came up onto the field to plead his case to the umpire.

There was a lot of frustration for Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, who was reduced to his shortest stint this season with ...

Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong was at the plate with a 1-2 count and two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning when Orioles starting pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano threw a fastball high and out of the ...

But he failed to call a timeout and home-plate umpire Clint Vondrak issued a pitch-clock violation for strike three. That’s an unusual way to get a strikeout, but Cameron wasn’t complaining.

And home plate umpire Clint Vondrak called Suzuki for a pitch-clock violation. The penalty for the violation was the third strike of Suzuki's at-bat and the end of the inning.

Umpire inexplicably issues a third-strike pitch-clock violation to Cubs' Seiya Suzuki while he walks off foul ball to his groin Jason Owens July 21, 2025 ...