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Against baseball's new pitch clock

  • Written by Alva Noë, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Against baseball's new pitch clockDuring the 2023 season, pitchers and hitters will be on the clock for the first time.Julio Aguilar/Getty Images

Baseball moves very fast. That’s how it seems to me, anyway.

Just try coaching a Little League game; decisions pile up like branches on a tree, as tactical and strategic considerations multiply.

And as a player, when it’s time...

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