{
  "id": 12161171,
  "title": "Shane Baz leads pitch clock violations for 2nd straight season and José Caballero tops batters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/shane-baz-leads-pitch-clock-violations-for-2nd-straight-season-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:48:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/2026/10/05/shane-baz-leads-pitch-clock-violations-for-2nd-straight-season-and-jose-caballero-tops-batters"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Shane Baz recorded six pitch clock violations, matching last year's total",
    "José Caballero led batters with five violations",
    "Orioles and San Francisco Giants had the highest violation count at 19"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}