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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki fouled a ball into a painful spot and then struck out via pitch-clock violation as Noah Cameron earned an odd strikeout for the Royals.

The Cubs’ Seiya Suzuki fouled a ball into a painful spot and then struck out via pitch-clock violation as Noah Cameron earned an odd strikeout for the Royals.

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 ...