Multiple Padres Stars Appear on Expert's Top Pitch Clock Violations So Far

We're only six games in the season

Your San Diego Padres are only six games into the season with a 3-3 record. Even though some may be concerned about the win-loss record, we still have over 150 games left in the season. 

Still no real sweat about that at the moment; however, some fans and teams may be concerned about something else surrounding the game; the pitch clock. The pitch clock is underway for this season, and it's safe to say some players aren't entirely used to it. So much so that there are already more than ten times where the pitcher or batter ran violated the pitch clock. 

MLB Senior writer for the Athletic Jayson Stark listed his top 10 MLB pitch-clock violations for the season thus far. Two of your Padres already made the list: Juan Soto and Manny Machado. 

Juan Soto managed to cram in a timeout and a clock violation Sunday on the same pitch (which, of course, was never actually thrown).

Soto came in at number 10 on the list. Soto's incident came at a 2-1 count that ended up being 2-2, and ultimately the lefty slugger struck out (on a swing) on the next pitch.

As for Manny, he came in tied for third during his incident on Tuesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Take a look at how that went down. 

And finally, of course, the most ballyhooed of all, Manny Machado — with the first-ever Strikeout Not Looking/ejection daily double.

Manny Machado struck out because a pitch clock violation and then got ejected for arguing 😳 @BALLYSPORTSAZ pic.twitter.com/31c6WvB8by

— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) April 4, 2023

Not only did Manny not get set before the pitch clock, but he got ejected for arguing with the umpire on the call. 

Many baseball enthusiasts and players don't like the pitch clock, but I personally love it. The pace is much better, and we don't get to wait between the action as much as before. To each their own, I guess. 

One thing is for sure; this won't be the last time this will happen to your Frairs.