The Los Angeles Dodgers topped the major leagues with 26 pitch clock violations this season, while the Tampa Bay Rays ' Shane Baz led pitchers and the Athletics ' Lawrence Butler was first among batters as the overall big league total dropped substantially once again.
Los Angeles committed one more violation than the New York Mets , according to Major League Baseball's figures. The Colorado Rockies had 23, and the Houston Astros , the Los Angeles Angels and Washington Nationals had 22 each.
The Cincinnati Reds and Kansas City Royals tied for the fewest infractions with three apiece.
There were 465 violations in the third year of the pitch clock, down from 602 last year and 1,048 in 2023. Pitchers committed 369 violations, along with 91 by batters and five by catc