Shane Baz leads pitch clock violations for 2nd straight season and José Caballero tops batters

In Baltimore, pitcher Shane Baz recorded the most pitch clock violations for the second consecutive year, while New York Yankees' José Caballero topped batters. The Orioles and San Francisco Giants shared the highest count among teams. Baz's six violations matched his total from last year's stint with Tampa Bay. Miami's Eury Pérez and Texas' Kumar Rocker shared second place with five violations each.

Baltimore and San Francisco each led with 19 violations, followed by Houston and the Dodgers with 18, and the Yankees with 17. The Rays had the fewest at five. Overall violations for pitchers, batters, and catchers decreased from 1,048 in the clock's debut season to 387 this year. Pitchers committed 290 violations, batters 92, and catchers five. There were only two defensive shift violations, both involving the Rays and Orioles.